diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
index f248778f5..5a4aa3b91 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 NfsFileReader::NfsFileReader()
-	:DeferredMonitor(nfs_get_event_loop()), state(State::INITIAL)
+	:DeferredMonitor(nfs_get_event_loop())
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.hxx b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.hxx
index 4c3b80f7f..a7c50b506 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.hxx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class NfsFileReader : NfsLease, NfsCallback, DeferredMonitor {
 		IDLE,
 	};
 
-	State state;
+	State state = State::INITIAL;
 
 	std::string server, export_name;
 	const char *path;
diff --git a/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx b/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
index 55bdf8fc3..eec8c7682 100644
--- a/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
+++ b/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class NfsStorage final
 
 	Mutex mutex;
 	Cond cond;
-	State state;
+	State state = State::INITIAL;
 	std::exception_ptr last_exception;
 
 public:
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ public:
 		 base(_base),
 		 server(std::move(_server)),
 		 export_name(std::move(_export_name)),
-		 reconnect_timer(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnReconnectTimer)),
-		 state(State::INITIAL) {
+		 reconnect_timer(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnReconnectTimer)) {
 		nfs_init(_loop);
 	}