diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index d86f45880d..16a5181dbc 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 
 	SafePathOp()
+		: result(), error()
 		{ }
 
 	void CheckValid(const char* result, const char* path, bool error_aborts);