diff --git a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
index 95bb394..c526a3e 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "onyx_int.h"
 #include "vpx_dsp/variance.h"
 #include "encodeintra.h"
+#include "vp8/common/common.h"
 #include "vp8/common/setupintrarecon.h"
 #include "vp8/common/systemdependent.h"
 #include "mcomp.h"
@@ -2417,7 +2418,7 @@
     int tmp_q;
     int frames_left = (int)(cpi->twopass.total_stats.count - cpi->common.current_video_frame);
 
-    FIRSTPASS_STATS this_frame = {0};
+    FIRSTPASS_STATS this_frame;
     FIRSTPASS_STATS this_frame_copy;
 
     double this_frame_intra_error;
@@ -2425,6 +2426,8 @@
 
     int overhead_bits;
 
+    vp8_zero(this_frame);
+
     if (!cpi->twopass.stats_in)
     {
         return ;