diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.c b/libnm/nm-object.c
index 337ca69862..f83a35e48b 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ handle_object_property (NMObject *self, const char *property_name, GVariant *val
 	odata = g_slice_new (ObjectCreatedData);
 	odata->self = g_object_ref (self);
 	odata->pi = pi;
-	odata->objects = g_new (GObject *, 1);
+	odata->objects = g_new0 (GObject *, 1);
 	odata->length = odata->remaining = 1;
 	odata->array = NULL;
 	odata->property_name = property_name;