diff --git a/src/learning_gem5/part2/goodbye_object.cc b/src/learning_gem5/part2/goodbye_object.cc
index d27de741b8..1314bb2e99 100644
--- a/src/learning_gem5/part2/goodbye_object.cc
+++ b/src/learning_gem5/part2/goodbye_object.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ GoodbyeObject::GoodbyeObject(GoodbyeObjectParams *params) :
     bandwidth(params->write_bandwidth), bufferSize(params->buffer_size),
     buffer(nullptr), bufferUsed(0)
 {
-    buffer = new char[bufferSize];
+    buffer = new char[bufferSize]();
     DPRINTF(HelloExample, "Created the goodbye object\n");
 }