diff --git a/runtime/runtime.cc b/runtime/runtime.cc
index 0ccc97c..f38f65e 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
       implicit_null_checks_(false),
       implicit_so_checks_(false),
       implicit_suspend_checks_(false),
-      is_native_bridge_loaded_(false) {
+      is_native_bridge_loaded_(false),
+      zygote_max_failed_boots_(0) {
   CheckAsmSupportOffsetsAndSizes();
 }
 
@@ -766,6 +767,8 @@
     GetInstrumentation()->ForceInterpretOnly();
   }
 
+  zygote_max_failed_boots_ = runtime_options.GetOrDefault(Opt::ZygoteMaxFailedBoots);
+
   XGcOption xgc_option = runtime_options.GetOrDefault(Opt::GcOption);
   heap_ = new gc::Heap(runtime_options.GetOrDefault(Opt::MemoryInitialSize),
                        runtime_options.GetOrDefault(Opt::HeapGrowthLimit),