diff --git a/ext/srt/gstsrt.c b/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
index 9983c48901..6ddccd4549 100644
--- a/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
+++ b/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ gst_srt_client_connect_full (GstElement * elem, int sender,
     GSocketAddress ** socket_address, gint * poll_id, gchar * passphrase,
     int key_length)
 {
-  SRTSOCKET sock;
+  SRTSOCKET sock = SRT_INVALID_SOCK;
   GError *error = NULL;
   gpointer sa;
   size_t sa_len;