diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/edata.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/edata.h
index 3a9ebc81..ac8d647e 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/edata.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/edata.h
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@ edata_is_head_set(edata_t *edata, bool is_head) {
 	    ((uint64_t)is_head << EDATA_BITS_IS_HEAD_SHIFT);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Because this function is implemented as a sequence of bitfield modifications,
+ * even though each individual bit is properly initialized, we technically read
+ * uninitialized data within it.  This is mostly fine, since most callers get
+ * their edatas from zeroing sources, but callers who make stack edata_ts need
+ * to manually zero them.
+ */
 static inline void
 edata_init(edata_t *edata, unsigned arena_ind, void *addr, size_t size,
     bool slab, szind_t szind, size_t sn, extent_state_t state, bool zeroed,
diff --git a/src/emap.c b/src/emap.c
index 637d332b..ec1b4cdb 100644
--- a/src/emap.c
+++ b/src/emap.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ emap_split_prepare(tsdn_t *tsdn, emap_t *emap, emap_prepare_t *prepare,
 	 * and commit state, and head status.  This is a fake edata_t, used to
 	 * facilitate a lookup.
 	 */
-	edata_t lead;
+	edata_t lead = {0};
 	edata_init(&lead, 0U, edata_addr_get(edata), size_a, false, 0, 0,
 	    extent_state_active, false, false, false, EXTENT_NOT_HEAD);
 
diff --git a/src/extent_dss.c b/src/extent_dss.c
index 18b68952..17a08227 100644
--- a/src/extent_dss.c
+++ b/src/extent_dss.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ extent_alloc_dss(tsdn_t *tsdn, arena_t *arena, void *new_addr, size_t size,
 					*commit = pages_decommit(ret, size);
 				}
 				if (*zero && *commit) {
-					edata_t edata;
+					edata_t edata = {0};
 					ehooks_t *ehooks = arena_get_ehooks(
 					    arena);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/rtree.c b/test/unit/rtree.c
index 28029665..63d6e37b 100644
--- a/test/unit/rtree.c
+++ b/test/unit/rtree.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TEST_END
 #undef SEED
 
 TEST_BEGIN(test_rtree_extrema) {
-	edata_t edata_a, edata_b;
+	edata_t edata_a = {0}, edata_b = {0};
 	edata_init(&edata_a, INVALID_ARENA_IND, NULL, SC_LARGE_MINCLASS,
 	    false, sz_size2index(SC_LARGE_MINCLASS), 0,
 	    extent_state_active, false, false, false, EXTENT_NOT_HEAD);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ TEST_BEGIN(test_rtree_bits) {
 	uintptr_t keys[] = {PAGE, PAGE + 1,
 	    PAGE + (((uintptr_t)1) << LG_PAGE) - 1};
 
-	edata_t edata;
+	edata_t edata = {0};
 	edata_init(&edata, INVALID_ARENA_IND, NULL, 0, false, SC_NSIZES, 0,
 	    extent_state_active, false, false, false, EXTENT_NOT_HEAD);
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ TEST_BEGIN(test_rtree_random) {
 	rtree_ctx_t rtree_ctx;
 	rtree_ctx_data_init(&rtree_ctx);
 
-	edata_t edata;
+	edata_t edata = {0};
 	edata_init(&edata, INVALID_ARENA_IND, NULL, 0, false, SC_NSIZES, 0,
 	    extent_state_active, false, false, false, EXTENT_NOT_HEAD);