diff --git a/kernel-src/io/net/localsocket.c b/kernel-src/io/net/localsocket.c
index 7ce19a74..34bd2123 100644
--- a/kernel-src/io/net/localsocket.c
+++ b/kernel-src/io/net/localsocket.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ static int localsock_recv(socket_t *socket, sockdesc_t *sockdesc) {
 static int localsock_accept(socket_t *_server, socket_t *_clientconnection, sockaddr_t *addr, uintmax_t flags) {
 	localsocket_t *server = (localsocket_t *)_server;
 	localsocket_t *clientconnection = (localsocket_t *)_clientconnection;
+	addr->path[0] = '\0';
 
 	MUTEX_ACQUIRE(&server->socket.mutex);
 	binding_t *binding = server->binding;
diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/accept.c b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/accept.c
index 7a8b57d9..9caae2fe 100644
--- a/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/accept.c
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/accept.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ syscallret_t syscall_accept(context_t *, int oldfd, abisockaddr_t *abisockaddr,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	sockaddr_t addr;
+	sockaddr_t addr = {0};
 	ret.errno = server->ops->accept(server, client, &addr, fileflagstovnodeflags(oldfile->flags));
 	if (ret.errno) {
 		// socket gets deleted by node cleanup