diff --git a/src/controller.c b/src/controller.c
index 2224990..74b02d1 100644
--- a/src/controller.c
+++ b/src/controller.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *SDL3G_controller_default(int controlmapid, ch
     ATTEMPT {
 	// set up the control map
 	FAIL_NONZERO_RETURN(errctx, (controlmapid >= MAX_CONTROL_MAPS), AKERR_OUTOFBOUNDS, "ID %d exceeds maximum %d", controlmapid, MAX_CONTROL_MAPS);
-	memset((void *)control, 0x00, sizeof(SDL3GControl));
+	memset((void *)&control, 0x00, sizeof(SDL3GControl));
 	controlmap = &GAME_ControlMaps[controlmapid];
 	controlmap->kbid = kbid;
 	controlmap->jsid = jsid;