diff --git a/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.h b/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.h
index 0fd0d169e3..e47eedeec3 100644
--- a/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.h
+++ b/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.h
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ private:
     int m_bytes_per_row { 16 };
     ByteBuffer m_buffer;
     bool m_in_drag_select { false };
-    int m_selection_start { -1 };
-    int m_selection_end { -1 };
+    int m_selection_start { 0 };
+    int m_selection_end { 0 };
     HashMap<int, u8> m_tracked_changes;
     int m_position { 0 };
     int m_byte_position { 0 }; // 0 or 1