diff --git a/kernel/av/av.go b/kernel/av/av.go
index f990ed6ad..9550deb80 100644
--- a/kernel/av/av.go
+++ b/kernel/av/av.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (av *AttributeView) FilterRows() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		var rows []*Row
+		rows := []*Row{}
 		for _, row := range av.Rows {
 			pass := true
 			for j, index := range colIndexes {