diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index de27c9812c..f4966e952e 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ struct user_settings global_settings;
 
 /* Initial values for globally needed state data that shouldn't be saved
    or reset should be defined here and not in settings_list */
+
 struct system_status global_status =
 {
-    .__dummy = 0,
+    .runtime = 0, /* this will be overwritten when nvram settings are loaded */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TUNER
     .in_radio_screen     = false,
     .radio_status        = FMRADIO_OFF,
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 1e1798db80..379084b885 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -250,9 +250,6 @@ void settings_apply_trigger(void);
 
 struct system_status
 {
-    int __dummy;       /* dummy member needed until at least one statically
-                          initialized member is guaranteed to be in
-                          global_status */
     int resume_index;  /* index in playlist (-1 for no active resume) */
     int resume_first_index;  /* index of first track in playlist */
     uint32_t resume_offset; /* byte offset in mp3 file */