diff --git a/node/Capability.hpp b/node/Capability.hpp
index 293193e03..25787c762 100644
--- a/node/Capability.hpp
+++ b/node/Capability.hpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public:
 	template<unsigned int C>
 	inline unsigned int deserialize(const Buffer<C> &b,unsigned int startAt = 0)
 	{
-		memset(this,0,sizeof(Capability));
+		*this = Capability();
 
 		unsigned int p = startAt;
 
diff --git a/node/Tag.hpp b/node/Tag.hpp
index 2f3bf66e1..9d6ecc3bd 100644
--- a/node/Tag.hpp
+++ b/node/Tag.hpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		unsigned int p = startAt;
 
-		memset(this,0,sizeof(Tag));
+		*this = Tag();
 
 		_networkId = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 8;
 		_ts = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 8;