diff --git a/xplat/Flipper/FlipperClient.cpp b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperClient.cpp
index 390280d2d..49d1a08f1 100644
--- a/xplat/Flipper/FlipperClient.cpp
+++ b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperClient.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 namespace facebook {
 namespace flipper {
 
-static FlipperClient* kInstance;
+static FlipperClient* kInstance{nullptr};
 
 using folly::dynamic;