diff --git a/frontend/menu/history.c b/frontend/menu/history.c
index 552cc4e6d8..f28352072b 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/history.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/history.c
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ const char* rom_history_get_path(void *data, unsigned index)
    if (!hist)
       return "";
 
+   path      = NULL;
+   core_path = NULL;
+   core_name = NULL;
+
    rom_history_get_index(hist, index, &path, &core_path, &core_name);
 
    if (path)
@@ -253,6 +257,10 @@ const char *rom_history_get_core_path(void *data, unsigned index)
    if (!hist)
       return "";
 
+   path      = NULL;
+   core_path = NULL;
+   core_name = NULL;
+
    rom_history_get_index(hist, index, &path, &core_path, &core_name);
     
    if (core_path)
@@ -268,6 +276,10 @@ const char *rom_history_get_core_name(void *data, unsigned index)
    if (!hist)
       return "";
 
+   path      = NULL;
+   core_path = NULL;
+   core_name = NULL;
+
    rom_history_get_index(hist, index, &path, &core_path, &core_name);
 
    if (core_name)