diff --git a/examples/portable/executor_runner/executor_runner.cpp b/examples/portable/executor_runner/executor_runner.cpp
index 3b287d49bbe..a3f4a2d385a 100644
--- a/examples/portable/executor_runner/executor_runner.cpp
+++ b/examples/portable/executor_runner/executor_runner.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   bool bundle_io = false;
   size_t program_data_len = 0;
-  const void* program_data;
+  const void* program_data = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef ET_BUNDLE_IO_ENABLED
   std::vector<uint8_t> model_file_data = try_load_file(FLAGS_model_path);