diff --git a/tt_metal/impl/dispatch/kernel_config/dispatch.cpp b/tt_metal/impl/dispatch/kernel_config/dispatch.cpp
index e0eaf1cc2c1..d40f8f0fb1a 100644
--- a/tt_metal/impl/dispatch/kernel_config/dispatch.cpp
+++ b/tt_metal/impl/dispatch/kernel_config/dispatch.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ void DispatchKernel::GenerateDependentConfigs() {
         auto dispatch_s_kernel = dynamic_cast<DispatchSKernel*>(downstream_kernels_[0]);
         auto mux_kernel = dynamic_cast<MuxKernel*>(downstream_kernels_[0]);
 
-        bool found_dispatch_s;
-        bool found_mux;
-        bool found_dispatch_h;
+        bool found_dispatch_s = false;
+        bool found_mux = false;
+        bool found_dispatch_h = false;
         for (auto ds_kernel : downstream_kernels_) {
             if (auto dispatch_s_kernel = dynamic_cast<DispatchSKernel*>(ds_kernel)) {
                 dependent_config_.downstream_s_logical_core = dispatch_s_kernel->GetLogicalCore();