diff --git a/src/android/camera_metadata.cpp b/src/android/camera_metadata.cpp
index 8e36e758d231..6f1bcdbe274a 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_metadata.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ using namespace libcamera;
 
 LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(CameraMetadata)
 
+CameraMetadata::CameraMetadata()
+	: metadata_(nullptr), valid_(false)
+{
+}
+
 CameraMetadata::CameraMetadata(size_t entryCapacity, size_t dataCapacity)
 {
 	metadata_ = allocate_camera_metadata(entryCapacity, dataCapacity);
diff --git a/src/android/camera_metadata.h b/src/android/camera_metadata.h
index 720b760d44da..d653e2f0f502 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_metadata.h
+++ b/src/android/camera_metadata.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 class CameraMetadata
 {
 public:
+	CameraMetadata();
 	CameraMetadata(size_t entryCapacity, size_t dataCapacity);
 	CameraMetadata(const camera_metadata_t *metadata);
 	CameraMetadata(const CameraMetadata &other);