diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
index 481ee28a..4545048f 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ struct LottieText : LottieObject, LottieRenderPooler<tvg::Shape>
     }
 
     LottieTextDoc doc;
-    LottieFont* font;
+    LottieFont* font = nullptr;
     Array<LottieTextRange*> ranges;
 
     ~LottieText()