diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
index c81bef5a1b7..8b71bcb7077 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ GdbCoreEngine::readExecutableNameFromCore(const QString &debuggerCommand, const
     CoreInfo cinfo;
 #if 0
     ElfReader reader(coreFile);
-    cinfo.isCore = false;
     cinfo.rawStringFromCore = QString::fromLocal8Bit(reader.readCoreName(&cinfo.isCore));
     cinfo.foundExecutableName = findExecutableFromName(cinfo.rawStringFromCore, coreFile);
 #else
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ GdbCoreEngine::readExecutableNameFromCore(const QString &debuggerCommand, const
             }
         }
     }
-    cinfo.isCore = false;
 #endif
     return cinfo;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.h
index bd0ee88ee6d..03780b569b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
     {
         QString rawStringFromCore;
         QString foundExecutableName; // empty if no corresponding exec could be found
-        bool isCore;
+        bool isCore = false;
     };
     static CoreInfo readExecutableNameFromCore(const QString &debuggerCmd, const QString &coreFile);