diff --git a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/SslConfig.java b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/SslConfig.java
index dfb68eec8f67bc..4ede2f1b6a4d29 100644
--- a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/SslConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/SslConfig.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class SslConfig {
      * When enabled, {@code #trust-certificate-pem} and {@code #trust-certificate-pfx} must be disabled.
      */
     @ConfigItem
-    public JksConfiguration trustCertificateJks = new JksConfiguration();
+    public JksConfiguration trustCertificateJks;
 
     /**
      * Trust configuration in the PFX format.