diff --git a/runtime/bcverify/bcverify.c b/runtime/bcverify/bcverify.c
index 2fedd70011d..df1382b7ba1 100644
--- a/runtime/bcverify/bcverify.c
+++ b/runtime/bcverify/bcverify.c
@@ -2427,6 +2427,7 @@ j9bcv_verifyBytecodes (J9PortLibrary * portLib, J9Class * clazz, J9ROMClass * ro
 
 	verifyData->romClass = romClass;
 	verifyData->errorPC = 0;
+	verifyData->errorDetailCode = 0;
 
 	verifyData->romClassInSharedClasses = j9shr_Query_IsAddressInCache(verifyData->javaVM, romClass, romClass->romSize);