1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.h b/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.h
index 0bcbb32d1f..f6e8bbf205 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.h
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/transport/static_metadata.h"
 
 typedef struct grpc_linked_mdelem {
+  grpc_linked_mdelem() {}
+
   grpc_mdelem md;
-  struct grpc_linked_mdelem* next;
-  struct grpc_linked_mdelem* prev;
+  struct grpc_linked_mdelem* next = nullptr;
+  struct grpc_linked_mdelem* prev = nullptr;
   void* reserved;
 } grpc_linked_mdelem;