diff --git a/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_clang.h b/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_clang.h
index 756ca09..48e3e5f 100644
--- a/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_clang.h
+++ b/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_clang.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class StructMetaBase {
     constexpr Storage() noexcept {
       if constexpr (std::is_default_constructible_v<T>) {
         std::construct_at(&storage_.value);
+      } else {
+        memset(&storage_.value, 0, sizeof(T));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_test.cc b/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_test.cc
index 00f5a9f..298efc3 100644
--- a/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_test.cc
+++ b/mbo/types/internal/struct_names_test.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ struct DefaultConstructorDeleted {
 static_assert(!std::is_default_constructible_v<DefaultConstructorDeleted>);
 static_assert(SupportsFieldNames<DefaultConstructorDeleted>);
 
+# ifndef IS_CLANGD
+// The indexer takes aim at how field names are `looked up` from uninitialized
+// memory and reliably crashes here. So this piece is disabled for the indexer.
+
 struct NoDefaultConstructor {
   int& ref;
   int val;
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ TEST_F(StructNamesTest, StructWithoutDefaultConstructor) {
   // This cannot be done at compile time.
   EXPECT_THAT(GetFieldNames<NoDefaultConstructor>(), ElementsAre("ref", "val"));
 }
+# endif  // IS_CLANGD
 
 struct NoDestructor {  // NOLINT(*-special-member-functions)
   constexpr NoDestructor() = default;