2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/netaddress.cpp b/src/netaddress.cpp
index 778c2700f9..9c6daefef6 100644
--- a/src/netaddress.cpp
+++ b/src/netaddress.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ static const unsigned char g_internal_prefix[] = { 0xFD, 0x6B, 0x88, 0xC0, 0x87,
 CNetAddr::CNetAddr()
 {
     memset(ip, 0, sizeof(ip));
-    scopeId = 0;
 }
 
 void CNetAddr::SetIP(const CNetAddr& ipIn)
diff --git a/src/netaddress.h b/src/netaddress.h
index cc0e4d4f12..dc55d8b1a8 100644
--- a/src/netaddress.h
+++ b/src/netaddress.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CNetAddr
 {
     protected:
         unsigned char ip[16]; // in network byte order
-        uint32_t scopeId; // for scoped/link-local ipv6 addresses
+        uint32_t scopeId{0}; // for scoped/link-local ipv6 addresses
 
     public:
         CNetAddr();