diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
index 28e0135c3..7bf252c8d 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void ScaleEngine::reCalcStd()
 	double value2;
 	int i;
 	int j;
-	Tick tick;
+	Tick tick{};
 	float pos;
 	QString str;
 	QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(m_font);