diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
index 0c9a253e1..a125bc516 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ namespace
 
 PiecesBar::PiecesBar(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget {parent}
-    , m_torrent {nullptr}
-    , m_hovered {false}
 {
     updatePieceColors();
     setMouseTracking(true);
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
index ec70aab6c..5b27daf69 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ private:
     virtual bool updateImage(QImage &image) = 0;
     void updatePieceColors();
 
-    const BitTorrent::Torrent *m_torrent;
+    const BitTorrent::Torrent *m_torrent = nullptr;
     QImage m_image;
     // buffered 256 levels gradient from bg_color to piece_color
     QVector<QRgb> m_pieceColors;
-    bool m_hovered;
+    bool m_hovered = false;
     QRect m_highlitedRegion; //!< part of the bar can be highlighted; this rectangle is in the same frame as m_image
 };