diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
index 09cc852..5d04a5b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@
     : mPinned(pinned),
       mThread(thread), mChain(chain), mId(id), mSessionId(sessionId),
       mDescriptor(*desc),
-      // mConfig cleared in constructor body, set by configure()
+      // clear mConfig to ensure consistent initial value of buffer framecount
+      // in case buffers are associated by setInBuffer() or setOutBuffer()
+      // prior to configure().
+      mConfig{{}, {}},
       mStatus(NO_INIT), mState(IDLE),
       // mMaxDisableWaitCnt is set by configure() and not used before then
       // mDisableWaitCnt is set by process() and updateState() and not used before then
@@ -80,11 +83,6 @@
     ALOGV("Constructor %p pinned %d", this, pinned);
     int lStatus;
 
-    // clear configuration to ensure consistent initial value of buffer framecount
-    // in case buffers are associated by setInBuffer() or setOutBuffer()
-    // prior to configure().
-    memset(&mConfig, 0, sizeof(mConfig));
-
     // create effect engine from effect factory
     mStatus = -ENODEV;
     sp<AudioFlinger> audioFlinger = mAudioFlinger.promote();