diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.c
index 87310eb8dec..6ed7a397203 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.c
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ vk_pipeline_cache_create(struct vk_device *device,
 
    assert(pCreateInfo->sType == VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_INFO);
 
-   cache = vk_object_alloc(device, pAllocator, sizeof(*cache),
-                           VK_OBJECT_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE);
+   cache = vk_object_zalloc(device, pAllocator, sizeof(*cache),
+                            VK_OBJECT_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE);
    if (cache == NULL)
       return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.h b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.h
index 2d1eeb1d231..37fe2e7b85c 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_pipeline_cache.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ vk_pipeline_cache_object_init(struct vk_device *device,
                               const struct vk_pipeline_cache_object_ops *ops,
                               const void *key_data, uint32_t key_size)
 {
+   memset(object, 0, sizeof(*object));
    object->device = device;
    object->ops = ops;
    p_atomic_set(&object->ref_cnt, 1);