1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/serialize/world-reader.cpp b/serialize/world-reader.cpp
index e55ea059..615aba0d 100644
--- a/serialize/world-reader.cpp
+++ b/serialize/world-reader.cpp
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ world world::deserialize(StringView filename)
 {
     char errbuf[128];
     constexpr auto strerror = []<std::size_t N> (char (&buf)[N]) -> const char* {
+        buf[0] = '\0';
 #ifndef _WIN32
-        ::strerror_r(errno, buf, std::size(buf));
+        (void)::strerror_r(errno, buf, std::size(buf));
 #else
-        ::strerror_s(buf, std::size(buf), errno);
+        (void)::strerror_s(buf, std::size(buf), errno);
 #endif
         return buf;
     };