diff --git a/apps/ls.cpp b/apps/ls.cpp
index cbd427f6..7127d142 100644
--- a/apps/ls.cpp
+++ b/apps/ls.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     StringView pathname;
-    bool show_all;
-    bool show_almost_all;
+    bool show_all { false };
+    bool show_almost_all { false };
 
     ArgumentParser parser;
     parser.add_positional_argument(pathname, "directory"_sv, "/"_sv);