diff --git a/taglib/flac/flacmetadatablock.cpp b/taglib/flac/flacmetadatablock.cpp
index 17ab05f3..8b795f22 100644
--- a/taglib/flac/flacmetadatablock.cpp
+++ b/taglib/flac/flacmetadatablock.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 FLAC::MetadataBlock::MetadataBlock()
+  : d(0)
 {
-  d = 0;
 }
 
 FLAC::MetadataBlock::~MetadataBlock()
diff --git a/taglib/mp4/mp4atom.cpp b/taglib/mp4/mp4atom.cpp
index 140ed12b..c4f4ff5d 100644
--- a/taglib/mp4/mp4atom.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mp4/mp4atom.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ const char *const MP4::Atom::containers[11] = {
 };
 
 MP4::Atom::Atom(File *file)
+  : offset(file->tell())
 {
   children.setAutoDelete(true);
 
-  offset = file->tell();
   ByteVector header = file->readBlock(8);
   if(header.size() != 8) {
     // The atom header must be 8 bytes long, otherwise there is either