diff --git a/include/assimp/mesh.h b/include/assimp/mesh.h
index 878620e4c..3ef94e606 100644
--- a/include/assimp/mesh.h
+++ b/include/assimp/mesh.h
@@ -987,7 +987,10 @@ struct aiMesh {
 
         if (mTextureCoordsNames == nullptr) {
             // Construct and null-init array
-            mTextureCoordsNames = new aiString *[AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS] {};
+            mTextureCoordsNames = new aiString *[AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS];
+            for (size_t i=0; i<AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++i) {
+                mTextureCoordsNames[i] = nullptr;
+            }
         }
 
         if (texCoordsName.length == 0) {