diff --git a/src/gui/src/label.c b/src/gui/src/label.c
index 9028184..0435861 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/label.c
+++ b/src/gui/src/label.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ void gui_label_init(struct gui_label *const l)
         .common =
         {
             .cb = &cb
-        }
+        },
+
+        .text = ""
     };
 }