diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/px4_daemon/pxh.h b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/px4_daemon/pxh.h
index 0fd6018c623..2139277530f 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/px4_daemon/pxh.h
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/px4_daemon/pxh.h
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ private:
 	void _setup_term();
 	static void _restore_term();
 
-	bool _should_exit;
+	bool _should_exit{false};
 	History _history;
-	struct termios _orig_term;
+	struct termios _orig_term {};
 
 	static apps_map_type _apps;
 	static Pxh *_instance;