diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_pvapi.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap_pvapi.cpp
index 1020e17390..0e3f03f405 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_pvapi.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_pvapi.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ protected:
 CvCaptureCAM_PvAPI::CvCaptureCAM_PvAPI()
 {
 	monocrome=false;
+    memset(&this->Camera, 0, sizeof(this->tCamera));
 }
 void CvCaptureCAM_PvAPI::Sleep(unsigned int time)
 {
@@ -358,8 +359,6 @@ CvCapture* cvCreateCameraCapture_PvAPI( int index )
 {
     CvCaptureCAM_PvAPI* capture = new CvCaptureCAM_PvAPI;
 
-    memset(&capture->Camera, 0, sizeof(tCamera));
-
     if ( capture->open( index ))
         return capture;