diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
index 8f89c5858..fe4eb542d 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool m_autosave;
 	bool m_autoload;
-	int m_autosaveCounter;
+	int m_autosaveCounter = 0;
 
 	int m_fastForward = false;
 	int m_fastForwardForced = false;