diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
index a30038dca5..cd3508fa9a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ constexpr u16 GetGeneration(Handle handle) {
 } // Anonymous namespace
 
 HandleTable::HandleTable() {
-    next_generation = 1;
     Clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
index 89a3bc7403..5fa55c7835 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ private:
      * Global counter of the number of created handles. Stored in `generations` when a handle is
      * created, and wraps around to 1 when it hits 0x8000.
      */
-    u16 next_generation;
+    u16 next_generation = 1;
 
     /// Head of the free slots linked list.
-    u16 next_free_slot;
+    u16 next_free_slot = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace Kernel