diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
index bf5746a0e7f5c0..ba3603b04688fc 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class NativeToJsBridge {
   bool m_applicationScriptHasFailure = false;
 
   #ifdef WITH_FBSYSTRACE
-  std::atomic_uint_least32_t m_systraceCookie = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT();
+  std::atomic_uint_least32_t m_systraceCookie = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
   #endif
 };