diff --git a/Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c b/Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c
index 5b2d8a44ec7..aebfd1337ba 100644
--- a/Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_destroy(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O&:destroy", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
         return NULL;
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", "obj", "fmt", "unboundop", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     PyObject *obj;
     int fmt;
     int unboundop;
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O&:get", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
         return NULL;
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_bind(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O&:bind", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
         return NULL;
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ queuesmod_release(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     // Note that only the current interpreter is affected.
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds,
                                      "O&:release", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_get_maxsize(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds,
                                      "O&:get_maxsize", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_get_queue_defaults(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds,
                                      "O&:get_queue_defaults", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_is_full(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds,
                                      "O&:is_full", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ static PyObject *
 queuesmod_get_count(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     static char *kwlist[] = {"qid", NULL};
-    qidarg_converter_data qidarg;
+    qidarg_converter_data qidarg = {0};
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds,
                                      "O&:get_count", kwlist,
                                      qidarg_converter, &qidarg)) {