diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 3ff3e311..6d3e9514 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-11-08  Mark Wielaard  <mjw@redhat.com>
+
+	* readelf.c (handle_versym): Initialize vername and filename array
+	elements.
+
 2014-11-07  Mark Wielaard  <mjw@redhat.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (handle_sysv_hash): Sanity check section contents.
diff --git a/src/readelf.c b/src/readelf.c
index e03a771d..01c644f2 100644
--- a/src/readelf.c
+++ b/src/readelf.c
@@ -2716,7 +2716,9 @@ handle_versym (Ebl *ebl, Elf_Scn *scn, GElf_Shdr *shdr)
 
       /* Allocate the array.  */
       vername = (const char **) alloca (nvername * sizeof (const char *));
+      memset(vername, 0, nvername * sizeof (const char *));
       filename = (const char **) alloca (nvername * sizeof (const char *));
+      memset(filename, 0, nvername * sizeof (const char *));
 
       /* Run through the data structures again and collect the strings.  */
       if (defscn != NULL)