diff --git a/src/OBJECT/SMESH_DeviceActor.cxx b/src/OBJECT/SMESH_DeviceActor.cxx
index 8a7341b49..c885fb932 100644
--- a/src/OBJECT/SMESH_DeviceActor.cxx
+++ b/src/OBJECT/SMESH_DeviceActor.cxx
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ SMESH_DeviceActor
 {
   if(MYDEBUG) MESSAGE("SMESH_DeviceActor - "<<this);
 
-  myIsShrunk = false;
   myIsShrinkable = false;
+  myIsShrunk = false;
+  myIsHighlited = false;
+
   myRepresentation = eSurface;
 
   myProperty = vtkProperty::New();
diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Octree.cxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Octree.cxx
index 93d241c7e..1b02db8da 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Octree.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Octree.cxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  */
 //===========================================================================
 SMESH_Octree::SMESH_Octree (const int maxLevel, const double minBoxSize):
+    myChildren(NULL),
     myFather(NULL),
     myLevel(0),
     myMaxLevel(maxLevel),