diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3879b026375..1522d7d0a98 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 Bugfixes:
 - Fix segfault when libuct.so is reloaded - issue #3558
 - Fix ucx_info crash when printing configuration alias
+- Fix static checker errors
 
 ## 1.5.1 (April 1, 2019)
 Bugfixes:
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/dc/base/dc_iface.c b/src/uct/ib/dc/base/dc_iface.c
index 29625600309..e017f62a515 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/dc/base/dc_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/dc/base/dc_iface.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void uct_dc_iface_dcis_destroy(uct_dc_iface_t *iface, int max)
 static ucs_status_t uct_dc_iface_create_dcis(uct_dc_iface_t *iface,
                                              uct_dc_iface_config_t *config)
 {
-    struct ibv_qp_cap cap;
+    struct ibv_qp_cap cap = {0};
     ucs_status_t status;
     int i;