diff --git a/src/servers/app/RootLayer.cpp b/src/servers/app/RootLayer.cpp
index aaf9368805..044215c67a 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/RootLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/RootLayer.cpp
@@ -1456,14 +1456,12 @@ RootLayer::KeyboardEventHandler(int32 code, BPrivate::PortLink& msg)
 			
 			bigtime_t time;
 			int32 scancode, modifiers;
-			int8 utf[3];
+			int8 utf[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
 			char *string = NULL;
 			int8 keystates[16];
 			int32 raw_char;
 			int32 repeatcount;
 			
-			*((int32*)utf)=0;
-			
 			msg.Read<bigtime_t>(&time);
 			msg.Read<int32>(&scancode);
 			msg.Read<int32>(&raw_char);
@@ -1679,13 +1677,11 @@ RootLayer::KeyboardEventHandler(int32 code, BPrivate::PortLink& msg)
 			
 			bigtime_t time;
 			int32 scancode, modifiers;
-			int8 utf[3];
+			int8 utf[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
 			char *string = NULL;
 			int8 keystates[16];
 			int32 raw_char;
 			
-			*((int32*)utf)=0;
-			
 			msg.Read<bigtime_t>(&time);
 			msg.Read<int32>(&scancode);
 			msg.Read<int32>(&raw_char);