diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.ISettable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.ISettable.cs
index b6acb3d8d0..bdc6d40ff0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.ISettable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.ISettable.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 			[JsonIgnore]
 			private int _RTCInitialTime;
 			[JsonIgnore]
-			public ushort _DivInitialTime;
+			public ushort _DivInitialTime = 8;
 
 
 			public GBSyncSettings Clone()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawkLink/GBHawkLink.ISettable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawkLink/GBHawkLink.ISettable.cs
index 75cea814bc..79ab75ecc1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawkLink/GBHawkLink.ISettable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawkLink/GBHawkLink.ISettable.cs
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawkLink
 			private int _RTCInitialTime_L;
 			private int _RTCInitialTime_R;
 			[JsonIgnore]
-			public ushort _DivInitialTime_L;
-			public ushort _DivInitialTime_R;
+			public ushort _DivInitialTime_L = 8;
+			public ushort _DivInitialTime_R = 8;
 
 			public GBLinkSyncSettings Clone()
 			{