diff --git a/include/hpp/fcl/BVH/BVH_model.h b/include/hpp/fcl/BVH/BVH_model.h
index 761c6789ee8ecc96c6fac0bcd276d5e324a2e547..4897da57115a87ea84169757dcb5cfcca6100dc9 100644
--- a/include/hpp/fcl/BVH/BVH_model.h
+++ b/include/hpp/fcl/BVH/BVH_model.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
   Vec3f computeCOM() const
   {
     FCL_REAL vol = 0;
-    Vec3f com;
+    Vec3f com(0,0,0);
     for(int i = 0; i < num_tris; ++i)
     {
       const Triangle& tri = tri_indices[i];