diff --git a/source/adapters/level_zero/kernel.hpp b/source/adapters/level_zero/kernel.hpp
index b6ded8d604..1cc146d262 100644
--- a/source/adapters/level_zero/kernel.hpp
+++ b/source/adapters/level_zero/kernel.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
 struct ur_kernel_handle_t_ : _ur_object {
   ur_kernel_handle_t_(bool OwnZeHandle, ur_program_handle_t Program)
-      : Context{nullptr}, Program{Program}, SubmissionsCount{0}, MemAllocs{} {
+      : Context{nullptr}, Program{Program}, ZeKernel{nullptr},
+        SubmissionsCount{0}, MemAllocs{} {
     OwnNativeHandle = OwnZeHandle;
   }