diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.cxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.cxx
index 8fb0f709e..afd1da96c 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.cxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.cxx
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@
 
 Directory::Directory(std::string &&_path_utf8, Directory *_parent)
 	:parent(_parent),
-	 mtime(0),
-	 inode(0), device(0),
-	 path(std::move(_path_utf8)),
-	 mounted_database(nullptr)
+	 path(std::move(_path_utf8))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
index ee720108c..e1eb240ed 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ struct Directory {
 	PlaylistVector playlists;
 
 	Directory *parent;
-	time_t mtime;
-	unsigned inode, device;
+	time_t mtime = 0;
+	unsigned inode = 0, device = 0;
 
 	std::string path;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct Directory {
 	 * If this is not nullptr, then this directory does not really
 	 * exist, but is a mount point for another #Database.
 	 */
-	Database *mounted_database;
+	Database *mounted_database = nullptr;
 
 public:
 	Directory(std::string &&_path_utf8, Directory *_parent);