diff --git a/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/ReaderCOFF.cpp b/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/ReaderCOFF.cpp
index e2654be0eaf41a3e347efb0a345d3cf51736d379..40fa4e0faf27e15486b0627926ef793c05351b3d 100644
--- a/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/ReaderCOFF.cpp
+++ b/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/ReaderCOFF.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ DefinedAtom::Merge getMerge(const coff_aux_section_definition *auxsym) {
 }
 
 FileCOFF::FileCOFF(std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer> mb, error_code &ec)
-    : File(mb->getBufferIdentifier(), kindObject), _ordinal(0) {
+    : File(mb->getBufferIdentifier(), kindObject), _compatibleWithSEH(false),
+      _ordinal(0) {
   auto binaryOrErr = llvm::object::createBinary(mb.release());
   if ((ec = binaryOrErr.getError()))
     return;