diff --git a/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/replaceable_entry.hh b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/replaceable_entry.hh
index bb88cefd1d..aa07f4ec23 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/replaceable_entry.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/replaceable_entry.hh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ReplaceableEntry
     uint32_t _way;
 
   public:
-    ReplaceableEntry() = default;
+    ReplaceableEntry() : _set(0), _way(0) {}
     virtual ~ReplaceableEntry() = default;
 
     /**