diff --git a/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.c b/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.c
index 2ea0f0c746..b6cf8a9a4b 100644
--- a/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static bool detectDefaultTerminal(FFTerminalResult* result)
 
 static uint32_t getTerminalInfo(FFTerminalResult* result, uint32_t pid)
 {
-    uint32_t ppid;
+    uint32_t ppid = 0;
     bool hasGui;
 
     while (pid != 0 && getProcessInfo(pid, &ppid, &result->processName, &result->exe, &result->exeName, &result->exePath, &hasGui))