--- a/src/aircraft.h
+++ b/src/aircraft.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
 	StationID targetairport;
 	byte state;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	Aircraft() : SpecializedVehicle<Aircraft, VEH_AIRCRAFT>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~Aircraft() { this->PreDestructor(); }
 

--- a/src/effectvehicle_base.h
+++ b/src/effectvehicle_base.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	uint16 animation_state;
 	byte animation_substate;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	EffectVehicle() : SpecializedVehicle<EffectVehicle, VEH_EFFECT>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~EffectVehicle() {}
 

--- a/src/roadveh.h
+++ b/src/roadveh.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
 	RoadType roadtype;
 	RoadTypes compatible_roadtypes;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	RoadVehicle() : SpecializedVehicle<RoadVehicle, VEH_ROAD>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~RoadVehicle() { this->PreDestructor(); }
 

--- a/src/ship.h
+++ b/src/ship.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 struct Ship: public SpecializedVehicle<Ship, VEH_SHIP> {
 	TrackBitsByte state;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	Ship() : SpecializedVehicle<Ship, VEH_SHIP>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~Ship() { this->PreDestructor(); }
 

--- a/src/train.h
+++ b/src/train.h
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@
 	RailTypeByte railtype;
 	RailTypes compatible_railtypes;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	Train() : SpecializedVehicle<Train, VEH_TRAIN>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~Train() { this->PreDestructor(); }
 

--- a/src/vehicle_base.h
+++ b/src/vehicle_base.h
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@
 	uint16 image_override;
 	VehicleID big_ufo_destroyer_target;
 
+	/** We don't want GCC to zero our struct! It already is zeroed and has an index! */
+	DisasterVehicle() : SpecializedVehicle<DisasterVehicle, VEH_DISASTER>() {}
 	/** We want to 'destruct' the right class. */
 	virtual ~DisasterVehicle() {}