diff --git a/src/servers/input/PathList.cpp b/src/servers/input/PathList.cpp
index c60fd3709a..9117aa51c5 100644
--- a/src/servers/input/PathList.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/input/PathList.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 struct PathList::path_entry {
 	path_entry(const char* _path)
+		:
+		ref_count(0)
 	{
 		path = strdup(_path);
 	}