diff --git a/ze/tracer_ze_helpers.include.c b/ze/tracer_ze_helpers.include.c
index a4a42125..e203b696 100644
--- a/ze/tracer_ze_helpers.include.c
+++ b/ze/tracer_ze_helpers.include.c
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ static ze_device_handle_t* _sampling_hDevices;
 static zes_freq_handle_t** _sampling_hFrequencies;
 static zes_pwr_handle_t** _sampling_hPowers;
 static zes_engine_handle_t** _sampling_engineHandles;
-static uint32_t _sampling_deviceCount;
-static uint32_t _sampling_subDeviceCount;
+static uint32_t _sampling_deviceCount = 0;
+static uint32_t _sampling_subDeviceCount = 0;
 static uint32_t* _sampling_freqDomainCounts;
 static uint32_t* _sampling_powerDomainCounts;
 static uint32_t* _sampling_engineCounts;