diff --git a/gpu/src/dawn.zig b/gpu/src/dawn.zig
index 03219403..8f68dce3 100644
--- a/gpu/src/dawn.zig
+++ b/gpu/src/dawn.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const CacheDeviceDescriptor = extern struct {
 
 pub const EncoderInternalUsageDescriptor = extern struct {
     chain: ChainedStruct,
-    use_internal_usages: bool,
+    use_internal_usages: bool = false,
 };
 
 pub const InstanceDescriptor = extern struct {