diff --git a/game/server/variant_t.h b/game/server/variant_t.h
index 35ef97d1..86016d0c 100644
--- a/game/server/variant_t.h
+++ b/game/server/variant_t.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class variant_t
 public:
 
 	// constructor
-	variant_t() : fieldType(FIELD_VOID), iVal(0) {}
+	variant_t() : iVal(0), fieldType(FIELD_VOID) {}
 
 	inline bool Bool( void ) const						{ return( fieldType == FIELD_BOOLEAN ) ? bVal : false; }
 	inline const char *String( void ) const				{ return( fieldType == FIELD_STRING ) ? STRING(iszVal) : ToString(); }