diff --git a/src/wave/helper/wave-bsm-stats.cc b/src/wave/helper/wave-bsm-stats.cc
index 42eb21fbc..84f5b7af4 100644
--- a/src/wave/helper/wave-bsm-stats.cc
+++ b/src/wave/helper/wave-bsm-stats.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ WaveBsmStats::WaveBsmStats()
     : m_wavePktSendCount(0),
       m_waveByteSendCount(0),
       m_wavePktReceiveCount(0),
-      m_log(0)
+      m_log(false)
 {
     m_wavePktExpectedReceiveCounts.resize(10, 0);
     m_wavePktInCoverageReceiveCounts.resize(10, 0);