diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbuffer.h b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbuffer.h
index c31106983b..c1e49e0db5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbuffer.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbuffer.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct _GstRTPBuffer
   gsize        maxsize;
 };
 
+#define GST_RTP_BUFFER_INIT {NULL,0,NULL,0,0}
+
 /* creating buffers */
 void            gst_rtp_buffer_allocate_data         (GstBuffer *buffer, guint payload_len,
                                                       guint8 pad_len, guint8 csrc_count);