diff --git a/src/models.c b/src/models.c
index 0a692f5c..8a70a811 100644
--- a/src/models.c
+++ b/src/models.c
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ static Mesh LoadOBJ(const char *fileName)
     // NOTE: faces MUST be defined as TRIANGLES (3 vertex per face)
     while (!feof(objFile))
     {
+        dataType = '\0';
         fscanf(objFile, "%c", &dataType);
 
         switch (dataType)