diff --git a/src/output/Timer.cxx b/src/output/Timer.cxx
index cf7532c9c..a7fe1fe34 100644
--- a/src/output/Timer.cxx
+++ b/src/output/Timer.cxx
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 Timer::Timer(const AudioFormat af)
-	:started(false),
-	 rate(af.sample_rate * af.GetFrameSize())
+	:rate(af.sample_rate * af.GetFrameSize())
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output/Timer.hxx b/src/output/Timer.hxx
index 39f2f2aa0..ce3d6c9c3 100644
--- a/src/output/Timer.hxx
+++ b/src/output/Timer.hxx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct AudioFormat;
 
 class Timer {
 	uint64_t time;
-	bool started;
+	bool started = false;
 	const int rate;
 public:
 	explicit Timer(AudioFormat af);