diff --git a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
index 638a4444..f5ac0d20 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const char *GCChar(SDL_GameControllerButton button)
 int ss_toi( std::string _s )
 {
 	std::istringstream i(_s);
-	int x;
+	int x = 0;
 	i >> x;
 	return x;
 }