diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/arma_config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/arma_config.hpp
index b03962c2..df6ce331 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/arma_config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/arma_config.hpp
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ struct arma_config
   #endif
   
   
+  #if (!defined(ARMA_DONT_ZERO_INIT))
+    static constexpr bool zero_init = true;
+  #else
+    static constexpr bool zero_init = false;
+  #endif
+  
+  
   static constexpr uword warn_level = (sword(ARMA_WARN_LEVEL) > 0) ? uword(ARMA_WARN_LEVEL) : 0;
   };