diff --git a/src/render/SDL_render.c b/src/render/SDL_render.c
index a6c292ab5..d5701d8b3 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_render.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_render.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ int SDL_SetTextureAlphaModFloat(SDL_Texture *texture, float alpha)
 
 int SDL_GetTextureAlphaMod(SDL_Texture *texture, Uint8 *alpha)
 {
-    float fA;
+    float fA = 1.0f;
 
     if (SDL_GetTextureAlphaModFloat(texture, &fA) < 0) {
         return -1;