diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 9cd3b769ec4..a69c68e43ab 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ private:
     // Network usage totals
     CCriticalSection cs_totalBytesRecv;
     CCriticalSection cs_totalBytesSent;
-    uint64_t nTotalBytesRecv GUARDED_BY(cs_totalBytesRecv);
-    uint64_t nTotalBytesSent GUARDED_BY(cs_totalBytesSent);
+    uint64_t nTotalBytesRecv GUARDED_BY(cs_totalBytesRecv) {0};
+    uint64_t nTotalBytesSent GUARDED_BY(cs_totalBytesSent) {0};
 
     // outbound limit & stats
     uint64_t nMaxOutboundTotalBytesSentInCycle GUARDED_BY(cs_totalBytesSent);