diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/globalstate.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/globalstate.h
index 2a76c8741ff..ae66ca355fd 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/globalstate.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/globalstate.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
 
         struct CtrlCStateMachine
         {
+            CtrlCStateMachine();
+
             void transition_to_spawn_process() noexcept;
             void transition_from_spawn_process() noexcept;
             void transition_handle_ctrl_c() noexcept;
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
                 exit_requested,
             };
 
-            std::atomic<CtrlCState> m_state = CtrlCState::normal;
+            std::atomic<CtrlCState> m_state;
         };
 
         static CtrlCStateMachine g_ctrl_c_state;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/globalstate.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/globalstate.cpp
index ee576f9cee9..a54c596fb65 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/globalstate.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/globalstate.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
 
     GlobalState::CtrlCStateMachine GlobalState::g_ctrl_c_state;
 
+    GlobalState::CtrlCStateMachine::CtrlCStateMachine() : m_state(CtrlCState::normal) {}
+
     void GlobalState::CtrlCStateMachine::transition_to_spawn_process() noexcept
     {
         auto expected = CtrlCState::normal;