diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
index b521ee29c4..2731fe6a50 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ protected:
     RenderLayer _renderLayer { RenderLayer::WORLD };
     PrimitiveMode _primitiveMode { PrimitiveMode::SOLID };
     QVector<QUuid> _renderWithZones;
-    BillboardMode _billboardMode;
+    BillboardMode _billboardMode { BillboardMode::NONE };
     bool _cauterized { false };
     bool _moving { false };
     Transform _renderTransform;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
index b5cff41bf8..1a3a898582 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private:
     bool _cauterized { false };
     bool _cullWithParent { false };
     QVector<QUuid> _renderWithZones;
-    BillboardMode _billboardMode;
+    BillboardMode _billboardMode { BillboardMode::NONE };
     uint64_t _created;
 
     Transform _localTransform;