diff --git a/MeshLib/Mesh.cpp b/MeshLib/Mesh.cpp
index 1f0d664d93b675defec41212fc664c7482de0deb..c332dc66b735080ad35634974c15e31e1ed3af4d 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Mesh.cpp
+++ b/MeshLib/Mesh.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void Mesh::setNeighborInformationForElements()
 	OPENMP_LOOP_TYPE m;
 	#pragma omp parallel for
 #else
-	unsigned m();
+	unsigned m(0);
 #endif
 	for (m=0; m<nElements; m++)
 	{