diff --git a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
index 7f16faa70..c7196d255 100644
--- a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
+++ b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ void stmt_option_fetch_numeric:: operator()( _Inout_ sqlsrv_stmt* stmt, stmt_opt
     pdo_sqlsrv_stmt* driver_stmt = reinterpret_cast<pdo_sqlsrv_stmt*>( stmt->driver_data ); \
     driver_stmt->set_func( __FUNCTION__ ); \
     int length = strlen( __FUNCTION__ ) + strlen( ": entering" ); \
-    char func[length+1] = {'\0'}; \
+    char func[length+1]; \
+    memset(func, '\0', length+1); \
     strcpy_s( func, sizeof( __FUNCTION__ ), __FUNCTION__ ); \
     strcat_s( func, length+1, ": entering" ); \
     LOG( SEV_NOTICE, func ); \