diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
index d022a1f644420c05fe40209ae471f6bf7ae164d2..a6fb6e10c4e713bb0f421d566406943547c7fc10 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ void init_devices(void){
 
 void init_openair1(void)
 {
-  module_id_t UE_id, eNB_id;
+  module_id_t UE_id, eNB_id = 0;
   uint8_t CC_id;
 #if ENABLE_RAL
   int list_index;