diff --git a/src/versionbits.cpp b/src/versionbits.cpp
index 8047e17aa8..2dcbf0831d 100644
--- a/src/versionbits.cpp
+++ b/src/versionbits.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ThresholdState AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateFor(const CBlockIndex*
 // return the numerical statistics of blocks signalling the specified BIP9 condition in this current period
 BIP9Stats AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateStatisticsFor(const CBlockIndex* pindex, const Consensus::Params& params) const
 {
-    BIP9Stats stats;
+    BIP9Stats stats = {};
 
     stats.period = Period(params);
     stats.threshold = Threshold(params);