diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.h b/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.h
index 8a7484a45..f70bf6c14 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.h
@@ -78,22 +78,35 @@ struct rlc_amd_tx_sdu_nr_t {
   explicit rlc_amd_tx_sdu_nr_t(uint32_t rlc_sn_) : rlc_sn(rlc_sn_) {}
 };
 
-///< AM NR Status PDU header
+constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_header_ack_sn        = 3; ///< header fixed part and ACK SN
+constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_sn_ext_12bit_sn = 2; ///< NACK SN and extension fields (12 bit SN)
+constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_sn_ext_18bit_sn = 3; ///< NACK SN and extension fields (18 bit SN)
+constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_so              = 4; ///< NACK segment offsets (start and end)
+constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_range           = 1; ///< NACK range (nof consecutively lost SDUs)
+
+/// AM NR Status PDU header
 class rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t
 {
 private:
-  rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t            sn_size;      ///< Stored SN size required to compute the packed size
-  std::vector<rlc_status_nack_t> nacks_;       ///< Internal NACK container; keep in sync with packed_size_
-  uint32_t                       packed_size_; ///< Stores the current packed size; sync on each change of nacks_
+  /// Stored SN size required to compute the packed size
+  rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t sn_size = rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t::nulltype;
+  /// Internal NACK container; keep in sync with packed_size_
+  std::vector<rlc_status_nack_t> nacks_ = {};
+  /// Stores the current packed size; sync on each change of nacks_
+  uint32_t packed_size_ = rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_header_ack_sn;
 
   void refresh_packed_size();
   uint32_t nack_size(const rlc_status_nack_t& nack) const;
 
 public:
-  rlc_am_nr_control_pdu_type_t          cpt;         ///< CPT header
-  uint32_t                              ack_sn;      ///< SN of the next not received RLC Data PDU
-  const std::vector<rlc_status_nack_t>& nacks;       ///< Read-only reference to NACKs
-  const uint32_t&                       packed_size; ///< Read-only reference to packed size
+  /// CPT header
+  rlc_am_nr_control_pdu_type_t cpt = rlc_am_nr_control_pdu_type_t::status_pdu;
+  /// SN of the next not received RLC Data PDU
+  uint32_t ack_sn = INVALID_RLC_SN;
+  /// Read-only reference to NACKs
+  const std::vector<rlc_status_nack_t>& nacks = nacks_;
+  /// Read-only reference to packed size
+  const uint32_t& packed_size = packed_size_;
 
   rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t(rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t sn_size);
   void                                  reset();
@@ -125,12 +138,6 @@ uint32_t rlc_am_nr_packed_length(const rlc_am_nr_pdu_header_t& header);
  * Status PDU pack/unpack helper functions for NR
  * Ref: 3GPP TS 38.322 v16.2.0 Section 6.2.2.5
  ***************************************************************************/
-constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_header_ack_sn        = 3; // header fixed part and ACK SN
-constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_sn_ext_12bit_sn = 2; // NACK SN and extension fields (12 bit SN)
-constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_sn_ext_18bit_sn = 3; // NACK SN and extension fields (18 bit SN)
-constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_so              = 4; // NACK segment offsets (start and end)
-constexpr uint32_t rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_nack_range           = 1; // NACK range (nof consecutively lost SDUs)
-
 uint32_t
 rlc_am_nr_read_status_pdu(const byte_buffer_t* pdu, const rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t sn_size, rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t* status);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.cc b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.cc
index ed642aa79..72054c26c 100644
--- a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.cc
+++ b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_nr_packing.cc
@@ -19,14 +19,7 @@ namespace srsran {
  * Container implementation for pack/unpack functions
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t::rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t(rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t sn_size) :
-  sn_size(sn_size),
-  nacks_(0),
-  packed_size_(rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_sizeof_header_ack_sn),
-  cpt(rlc_am_nr_control_pdu_type_t::status_pdu),
-  ack_sn(INVALID_RLC_SN),
-  nacks(nacks_),
-  packed_size(packed_size_)
+rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t::rlc_am_nr_status_pdu_t(rlc_am_nr_sn_size_t sn_size) : sn_size(sn_size)
 {
   nacks_.reserve(RLC_AM_NR_TYP_NACKS);
 }