diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
index faa719b102..7b3ea8edaa 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    render::ItemID _myItem = render::Item::INVALID_ITEM_ID;
+    render::ItemID _myItem { render::Item::INVALID_ITEM_ID };
 };