diff --git a/native/jni/core/module.cpp b/native/jni/core/module.cpp
index 30eb1b797..117aba458 100644
--- a/native/jni/core/module.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/core/module.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ protected:
     map_type children;
 
     // Root node lookup cache
-    root_node *_root;
+    root_node *_root = nullptr;
 };
 
 class root_node : public dir_node {