diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 590ce4f7917..f4f411aa5df 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -6989,10 +6989,14 @@ x_dispatch_event (event, display)
 {
   struct x_display_info *dpyinfo;
   struct input_event bufp[10];
-  struct input_event *bufpp = bufp;
+  struct input_event *bufpp;
   int numchars = 10;
   int finish = X_EVENT_NORMAL;
 
+  for (bufpp = bufp; bufpp != bufp + 10; bufpp++)
+    EVENT_INIT (*bufpp);
+  bufpp = bufp;
+
   for (dpyinfo = x_display_list; dpyinfo; dpyinfo = dpyinfo->next)
     if (dpyinfo->display == display)
       break;