diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
index 7035372b32..24dbde6a72 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ public class PlayerControlView extends FrameLayout {
   private long[] extraAdGroupTimesMs;
   private boolean[] extraPlayedAdGroups;
   private long currentWindowOffset;
-  private long currentPosition;
-  private long currentBufferedPosition;
+  private long currentPosition = C.POSITION_UNSET;
+  private long currentBufferedPosition = C.POSITION_UNSET;
 
   public PlayerControlView(Context context) {
     this(context, /* attrs= */ null);