diff --git a/include/fast_float/decimal_to_binary.h b/include/fast_float/decimal_to_binary.h
index 028fbdc..94d0a00 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/decimal_to_binary.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/decimal_to_binary.h
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ fastfloat_really_inline FASTFLOAT_CONSTEXPR20 adjusted_mantissa
 compute_float(int64_t q, uint64_t w) noexcept {
   adjusted_mantissa answer;
   if ((w == 0) || (q < binary::smallest_power_of_ten())) {
-    // answer.power2 = 0; already set
-    // answer.mantissa = 0; already set
+    answer.power2 = 0;
+    answer.mantissa = 0;
     // result should be zero
     return answer;
   }
   if (q > binary::largest_power_of_ten()) {
     // we want to get infinity:
     answer.power2 = binary::infinite_power();
-    // answer.mantissa = 0; already set
+    answer.mantissa = 0;
     return answer;
   }
   // At this point in time q is in [powers::smallest_power_of_five,
diff --git a/include/fast_float/float_common.h b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
index 0a03a3a..6ca6beb 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/float_common.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ full_multiplication(uint64_t a, uint64_t b) noexcept {
 }
 
 struct adjusted_mantissa {
-  uint64_t mantissa{0};
-  int32_t power2{0}; // a negative value indicates an invalid result
+  uint64_t mantissa;
+  int32_t power2; // a negative value indicates an invalid result
   adjusted_mantissa() noexcept = default;
 
   constexpr bool operator==(adjusted_mantissa const &o) const noexcept {