diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_ctx.c
index d4cd5cfe1c..d3ca729ca4 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_ctx.c
@@ -277,8 +277,11 @@ static void gfx_ctx_drm_update_window_title(void *data)
    char buf_fps[128];
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
+   buf[0] = buf_fps[0]  = '\0';
+
    video_monitor_get_fps(buf, sizeof(buf),
          buf_fps, sizeof(buf_fps));
+
    if (settings->fps_show)
       runloop_msg_queue_push( buf_fps, 1, 1, false);
 }