diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.h b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.h
index 2b883554cf..e3fa9c8484 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.h
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_node_state_machine.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback : public Resource {
 	String base_path;
 
 	AnimationNode::NodeTimeInfo current_nti;
-	StringName current;
+	StringName current = SceneStringName(Start);
 	Ref<Curve> current_curve;
 
 	Ref<AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition> group_start_transition;