diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 81ce0c9c..92100071 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -4328,6 +4328,7 @@ void Game::deserializesettings(tinyxml2::XMLElement* dataNode, struct ScreenSett
 bool Game::savestats(bool sync /*= true*/)
 {
     struct ScreenSettings screen_settings;
+    SDL_zero(screen_settings);
     gameScreen.GetSettings(&screen_settings);
 
     return savestats(&screen_settings, sync);
@@ -4593,6 +4594,7 @@ void Game::loadsettings(struct ScreenSettings* screen_settings)
 bool Game::savesettings(void)
 {
     struct ScreenSettings screen_settings;
+    SDL_zero(screen_settings);
     gameScreen.GetSettings(&screen_settings);
 
     return savesettings(&screen_settings);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index 0e4402d8..3ef56eff 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // Prioritize unlock.vvv first (2.2 and below),
         // but settings have been migrated to settings.vvv (2.3 and up)
         struct ScreenSettings screen_settings;
+        SDL_zero(screen_settings);
         ScreenSettings_default(&screen_settings);
         game.loadstats(&screen_settings);
         game.loadsettings(&screen_settings);