diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
index 9195937a..6305d3e1 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rdln::suspend_readline::~suspend_readline()
 }
 
 rdln::readline_buffer::readline_buffer()
-: std::stringbuf()
+: std::stringbuf(), m_cout_buf(NULL)
 {
   current = this;
 }