diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
index 9ff6d70d4f..1e3b7e9ac4 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
@@ -580,15 +580,17 @@ std::string const& cmComputeLinkDepends::LinkEntry::DEFAULT =
 cmComputeLinkDepends::cmComputeLinkDepends(const cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                                            const std::string& config,
                                            const std::string& linkLanguage)
-{
-  // Store context information.
-  this->Target = target;
-  this->Makefile = this->Target->Target->GetMakefile();
-  this->GlobalGenerator =
-    this->Target->GetLocalGenerator()->GetGlobalGenerator();
-  this->CMakeInstance = this->GlobalGenerator->GetCMakeInstance();
-  this->LinkLanguage = linkLanguage;
+  : Target(target)
+  , Makefile(this->Target->Target->GetMakefile())
+  , GlobalGenerator(this->Target->GetLocalGenerator()->GetGlobalGenerator())
+  , CMakeInstance(this->GlobalGenerator->GetCMakeInstance())
+  , Config(config)
+  , DebugMode(this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_DEBUG_MODE"))
+  , LinkLanguage(linkLanguage)
+  , LinkType(CMP0003_ComputeLinkType(
+      this->Config, this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetDebugConfigs()))
 
+{
   // target oriented feature override property takes precedence over
   // global override property
   cm::string_view lloPrefix = "LINK_LIBRARY_OVERRIDE_"_s;
@@ -640,21 +642,6 @@ cmComputeLinkDepends::cmComputeLinkDepends(const cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                });
     }
   }
-
-  // The configuration being linked.
-  this->Config = config;
-  std::vector<std::string> debugConfigs =
-    this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetDebugConfigs();
-  this->LinkType = CMP0003_ComputeLinkType(this->Config, debugConfigs);
-
-  // Enable debug mode if requested.
-  this->DebugMode = this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_DEBUG_MODE");
-
-  // Assume no compatibility until set.
-  this->OldLinkDirMode = false;
-
-  // No computation has been done.
-  this->CCG = nullptr;
 }
 
 cmComputeLinkDepends::~cmComputeLinkDepends() = default;
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
index d51d548988..5926c124e5 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ public:
 
 private:
   // Context information.
-  cmGeneratorTarget const* Target;
-  cmMakefile* Makefile;
-  cmGlobalGenerator const* GlobalGenerator;
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* Target = nullptr;
+  cmMakefile* Makefile = nullptr;
+  cmGlobalGenerator const* GlobalGenerator = nullptr;
   cmake* CMakeInstance;
-  std::string LinkLanguage;
   std::string Config;
+  bool DebugMode = false;
+  std::string LinkLanguage;
+  cmTargetLinkLibraryType LinkType;
+
   EntryVector FinalLinkEntries;
   std::map<std::string, std::string> LinkLibraryOverride;
 
@@ -207,7 +210,5 @@ private:
   std::vector<size_t> ObjectEntries;
 
   size_t ComponentOrderId;
-  cmTargetLinkLibraryType LinkType;
-  bool DebugMode;
-  bool OldLinkDirMode;
+  bool OldLinkDirMode = false;
 };