diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
index 1c02566e..751b4f4f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void entityclass::init()
     nentity = 0;
     nblocks = 0;
 
+    skipblocks = false;
     skipdirblocks = false;
     platformtile = 0;
     customplatformtile=0;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
index b1838cf3..c25098c7 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<int> customcollect;
 
     int nblocks;
-    bool skipblocks = false, skipdirblocks;
+    bool skipblocks, skipdirblocks;
 
     int platformtile;
     bool vertplatforms, horplatforms;