diff --git a/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.h b/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.h
index ff742b857c..da88f7596e 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.h
+++ b/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct MX_RENDERMSL_API MetalState
     id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> renderCmdEncoder = nil;
     std::stack<MaterialX::MetalFramebufferPtr> framebufferStack;
 
-    bool supportsTiledPipeline;
+    bool supportsTiledPipeline = false;
 
     id<MTLDepthStencilState> opaqueDepthStencilState = nil;
     id<MTLDepthStencilState> transparentDepthStencilState = nil;
diff --git a/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.mm b/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.mm
index 3f378ae68a..2fdf539556 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.mm
+++ b/source/MaterialXRenderMsl/MetalState.mm
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
     {
         supportsTiledPipeline = [device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyApple4];
     }
-#else
-    supportsTiledPipeline = false;
 #endif
 
     MTLDepthStencilDescriptor* depthStencilDesc = [MTLDepthStencilDescriptor new];