diff --git a/sim/detectors/mvd/CbmMvdPixelCharge.h b/sim/detectors/mvd/CbmMvdPixelCharge.h
index fa556264e74e567cbe7846710e88a2efd00bb13f..2e0c87f5c887dc666fd868c66f7a1aac8668fc53 100644
--- a/sim/detectors/mvd/CbmMvdPixelCharge.h
+++ b/sim/detectors/mvd/CbmMvdPixelCharge.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
   Int_t fDominatorPointId = {-1};
   Short_t fDominatorIndex = {0};
   Float_t fPixelTime = {-1.};
-  Double_t fEndOfBusyTime;
+  Double_t fEndOfBusyTime=-1.;
 
   std::vector<Int_t>    fTrackId = {};
   std::vector<Int_t>    fPointId = {};