diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
index d6d7eeafcb..cb203c4233 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ void CmdTechDrawExtensionPositionSectionView::activated(int iMsg) {
             QObject::tr("Selection is empty"));
         return;
     }
-    float xPos, yPos;
+    float xPos=0.0f, yPos=0.0f;
     TechDraw::DrawViewPart* baseView;
     auto objFeat = selection[0].getObject();
     if (objFeat->isDerivedFrom(TechDraw::DrawViewSection::getClassTypeId())) {
@@ -2052,4 +2052,4 @@ void CreateTechDrawCommandsExtensions(void)
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdTechDrawExtensionThreadHoleBottom());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdTechDrawExtensionThreadBoltBottom());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdTechDrawExtensionAreaAnnotation());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}