diff --git a/src/MItemSearchDlg.hpp b/src/MItemSearchDlg.hpp
index 2f461391..c58ba1cd 100644
--- a/src/MItemSearchDlg.hpp
+++ b/src/MItemSearchDlg.hpp
@@ -36,14 +36,24 @@ class MItemSearchDlg;
 struct ITEM_SEARCH
 {
     ResToText   res2text;
-    BOOL        bIgnoreCases = TRUE;
-    BOOL        bDownward = TRUE;
-    BOOL        bInternalText = TRUE;
-    BOOL        bRunning = FALSE;
-    BOOL        bCancelled = FALSE;
+    BOOL        bIgnoreCases;
+    BOOL        bDownward;
+    BOOL        bInternalText;
+    BOOL        bRunning;
+    BOOL        bCancelled;
     MString     strText;
-    EntryBase  *pCurrent = NULL;
-    EntryBase  *pFound = NULL;
+    EntryBase  *pCurrent;
+    EntryBase  *pFound;
+    ITEM_SEARCH()
+    {
+        bIgnoreCases = TRUE;
+        bDownward = TRUE;
+        bInternalText = TRUE;
+        bRunning = FALSE;
+        bCancelled = FALSE;
+        pCurrent = NULL;
+        pFound = NULL;
+    }
 };
 
 class MItemSearchDlg : public MDialogBase
diff --git a/src/Res.hpp b/src/Res.hpp
index 753497e4..c677f7ef 100644
--- a/src/Res.hpp
+++ b/src/Res.hpp
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ struct EntryBase
     EntryType       m_et;                   // entry type
     MIdOrString     m_type;                 // resource type
     MIdOrString     m_name;                 // resource name
-    WORD            m_lang = BAD_LANG;      // resource language
-    HTREEITEM       m_hItem = NULL;         // treeview item handle
-    bool            m_valid = true;         // "is it valid?" flag
+    WORD            m_lang;                 // resource language
+    HTREEITEM       m_hItem;                // treeview item handle
+    bool            m_valid;                // "is it valid?" flag
     data_type       m_data;                 // the item data
     MStringW        m_strLabel;             // the label string