diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/quiloader/main.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/quiloader/main.cpp
index 73b66a891ad..e8662fee67e 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/quiloader/main.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/quiloader/main.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 QWidget *loadCustomWidget(QWidget *parent)
 {
     QUiLoader loader;
-    QWidget *myWidget;
+    QWidget *myWidget = nullptr;
 
     QStringList availableWidgets = loader.availableWidgets();