diff --git a/src/consensus/validation.h b/src/consensus/validation.h
index 86efba5dfa..8d7c8e3854 100644
--- a/src/consensus/validation.h
+++ b/src/consensus/validation.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ inline ValidationState::~ValidationState() {};
 
 class TxValidationState : public ValidationState {
 private:
-    TxValidationResult m_result;
+    TxValidationResult m_result = TxValidationResult::TX_RESULT_UNSET;
 public:
     bool Invalid(TxValidationResult result,
                  const std::string &reject_reason="",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
 
 class BlockValidationState : public ValidationState {
 private:
-    BlockValidationResult m_result;
+    BlockValidationResult m_result = BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_RESULT_UNSET;
 public:
     bool Invalid(BlockValidationResult result,
                  const std::string &reject_reason="",