diff --git a/source/plugin/carla-lv2.cpp b/source/plugin/carla-lv2.cpp
index 2e4c3dfd3..e335735d0 100644
--- a/source/plugin/carla-lv2.cpp
+++ b/source/plugin/carla-lv2.cpp
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ public:
         {
             fUI.isVisible = true;
 
-            intptr_t parentId;
+            intptr_t parentId = 0;
 
             for (int i=0; features[i] != nullptr; ++i)
             {