diff --git a/stb_image.h b/stb_image.h
index 9d10099..631e4e5 100644
--- a/stb_image.h
+++ b/stb_image.h
@@ -4008,6 +4008,7 @@ static void *stbi__jpeg_load(stbi__context *s, int *x, int *y, int *comp, int re
    unsigned char* result;
    stbi__jpeg* j = (stbi__jpeg*) stbi__malloc(sizeof(stbi__jpeg));
    if (!j) return stbi__errpuc("outofmem", "Out of memory");
+   memset(j, 0, sizeof(stbi__jpeg));
    STBI_NOTUSED(ri);
    j->s = s;
    stbi__setup_jpeg(j);
@@ -4021,6 +4022,7 @@ static int stbi__jpeg_test(stbi__context *s)
    int r;
    stbi__jpeg* j = (stbi__jpeg*)stbi__malloc(sizeof(stbi__jpeg));
    if (!j) return stbi__err("outofmem", "Out of memory");
+   memset(j, 0, sizeof(stbi__jpeg));
    j->s = s;
    stbi__setup_jpeg(j);
    r = stbi__decode_jpeg_header(j, STBI__SCAN_type);
@@ -4046,6 +4048,7 @@ static int stbi__jpeg_info(stbi__context *s, int *x, int *y, int *comp)
    int result;
    stbi__jpeg* j = (stbi__jpeg*) (stbi__malloc(sizeof(stbi__jpeg)));
    if (!j) return stbi__err("outofmem", "Out of memory");
+   memset(j, 0, sizeof(stbi__jpeg));
    j->s = s;
    result = stbi__jpeg_info_raw(j, x, y, comp);
    STBI_FREE(j);