diff --git a/kernel/src/binfmt/Script.cpp b/kernel/src/binfmt/Script.cpp
index fe56af83..acf5f6c2 100644
--- a/kernel/src/binfmt/Script.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/binfmt/Script.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Result<bool> ScriptLoader::sniff()
 Result<u64> ScriptLoader::load(AddressSpace* space)
 {
     u8 buf[256];
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+    
     usize nread = TRY(m_inode->read(buf, 2, 255));
     if (!nread) return err(ENOEXEC);
     for (usize i = 0; i < nread; i++)