diff --git a/src/libcamera/proxy/ipa_proxy_linux.cpp b/src/libcamera/proxy/ipa_proxy_linux.cpp
index 83a742507..62fcb529e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/proxy/ipa_proxy_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/proxy/ipa_proxy_linux.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int IPAProxyLinux::init()
 }
 
 IPAProxyLinux::IPAProxyLinux(IPAModule *ipam)
+	: proc_(nullptr), socket_(nullptr)
 {
 	LOG(IPAProxy, Debug)
 		<< "initializing dummy proxy: loading IPA from "