diff --git a/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c b/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
index e594f8d956..8b3f3550b8 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ SArray *tVariantListAppendToken(SArray *pList, SStrToken *pToken, uint8_t order)
   }
 
   if (pToken) {
-    tVariantListItem item = {0};
+    tVariantListItem item;
     tVariantCreate(&item.pVar, pToken);
     item.sortOrder = order;