diff --git a/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.cxx b/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.cxx
index aa8450da8..9a28dd71d 100644
--- a/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.cxx
+++ b/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 MultiSocketMonitor::MultiSocketMonitor(EventLoop &_loop)
-	:IdleMonitor(_loop), TimeoutMonitor(_loop), ready(false) {
+	:IdleMonitor(_loop), TimeoutMonitor(_loop) {
 }
 
 MultiSocketMonitor::~MultiSocketMonitor()
diff --git a/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.hxx b/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.hxx
index f138fa31c..d6c400b9e 100644
--- a/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.hxx
+++ b/src/event/MultiSocketMonitor.hxx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class MultiSocketMonitor : IdleMonitor, TimeoutMonitor
 	/**
 	 * DispatchSockets() should be called.
 	 */
-	bool ready;
+	bool ready = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * PrepareSockets() should be called.