diff --git a/hal/lib/Shared/HAL.cpp b/hal/lib/Shared/HAL.cpp
index d77c6e7df2..0549259430 100644
--- a/hal/lib/Shared/HAL.cpp
+++ b/hal/lib/Shared/HAL.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ int HALGetJoystickDescriptor(uint8_t joystickNum, HALJoystickDescriptor *desc)
 int HALGetJoystickIsXbox(uint8_t joystickNum)
 {
 	HALJoystickDescriptor joystickDesc;
+	joystickDesc.isXbox = 0;
+	joystickDesc.type = -1;
+	joystickDesc.name[0] = '\0';
 	if(HALGetJoystickDescriptor(joystickNum, &joystickDesc)<0)
 	{
 		return 0;
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ int HALGetJoystickIsXbox(uint8_t joystickNum)
 int HALGetJoystickType(uint8_t joystickNum)
 {
 	HALJoystickDescriptor joystickDesc;
+	joystickDesc.isXbox = 0;
+	joystickDesc.type = -1;
+	joystickDesc.name[0] = '\0';
 	if(HALGetJoystickDescriptor(joystickNum, &joystickDesc)<0)
 	{
 		return -1;
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ int HALGetJoystickType(uint8_t joystickNum)
 char* HALGetJoystickName(uint8_t joystickNum)
 {
 	HALJoystickDescriptor joystickDesc;
+	joystickDesc.isXbox = 0;
+	joystickDesc.type = -1;
+	joystickDesc.name[0] = '\0';
 	if(HALGetJoystickDescriptor(joystickNum, &joystickDesc)<0)
 	{
 		char* name = (char*)std::malloc(1);
@@ -85,6 +94,9 @@ char* HALGetJoystickName(uint8_t joystickNum)
 int HALGetJoystickAxisType(uint8_t joystickNum, uint8_t axis)
 {
 	HALJoystickDescriptor joystickDesc;
+	joystickDesc.isXbox = 0;
+	joystickDesc.type = -1;
+	joystickDesc.name[0] = '\0';
 	if(HALGetJoystickDescriptor(joystickNum, &joystickDesc)<0)
 	{
 		return -1;