diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/swig_examples_lock.h b/Examples/test-suite/swig_examples_lock.h
index feef26d0f..49d1bf285 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/swig_examples_lock.h
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/swig_examples_lock.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CriticalSection {
 public:
   CriticalSection() {
     pthread_mutexattr_t mutexattr;
+    pthread_mutexattr_init(&mutexattr);
     pthread_mutexattr_settype(&mutexattr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP);
     pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_, &mutexattr);
     pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&mutexattr);