diff --git a/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp b/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
index 2b7c6ae931..26072ea08c 100644
--- a/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
+++ b/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class ROSBAG2_COMPRESSION_PUBLIC SequentialCompressionWriter
   compressor_message_queue_ RCPPUTILS_TSA_GUARDED_BY(compressor_queue_mutex_);
   std::queue<std::string> compressor_file_queue_ RCPPUTILS_TSA_GUARDED_BY(compressor_queue_mutex_);
   std::vector<std::thread> compression_threads_;
-  std::atomic_bool compression_is_running_{false} RCPPUTILS_TSA_GUARDED_BY(compressor_queue_mutex_);
+  std::atomic_bool compression_is_running_
+  RCPPUTILS_TSA_GUARDED_BY(compressor_queue_mutex_) {false};
   std::recursive_mutex storage_mutex_;
   std::condition_variable compressor_condition_;