diff --git a/src/hb-cache.hh b/src/hb-cache.hh
index f8c8108..1bfe721 100644
--- a/src/hb-cache.hh
+++ b/src/hb-cache.hh
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
   static_assert ((key_bits >= cache_bits), "");
   static_assert ((key_bits + value_bits <= cache_bits + 8 * sizeof (item_t)), "");
 
+  hb_cache_t () { init (); }
+
   void init () { clear (); }
   void fini () {}