diff --git a/include/linphone/utils/utils.h b/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
index 0714e9a06..1ea65cc5d 100644
--- a/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
+++ b/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Utils {
 
 	template<typename T>
 	LINPHONE_PUBLIC const T &getEmptyConstRefObject () {
-		static const T object;
+		static const T object{};
 		return object;
 	}