diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 0d2d207b44..49ba2bc811 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-12-01  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* remote.c (remote_newthread_step): Initialize item.name.
+	(remote_get_threads_with_qthreadinfo): Likewise.
+
 2015-11-30  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 14618
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index 9d44ce1d7b..c60f173632 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -2914,6 +2914,7 @@ remote_newthread_step (threadref *ref, void *data)
 
   item.ptid = ptid_build (pid, threadref_to_int (ref), 0);
   item.core = -1;
+  item.name = NULL;
   item.extra = NULL;
 
   VEC_safe_push (thread_item_t, context->items, &item);
@@ -3079,6 +3080,7 @@ remote_get_threads_with_qthreadinfo (struct target_ops *ops,
 
 		  item.ptid = read_ptid (bufp, &bufp);
 		  item.core = -1;
+		  item.name = NULL;
 		  item.extra = NULL;
 
 		  VEC_safe_push (thread_item_t, context->items, &item);