diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_socket.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_socket.cc
index 945a4beea1f..204e4f0814f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_socket.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_socket.cc
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace blender::bke::bake {
 
-static const CPPType &get_socket_cpp_type(const eNodeSocketDatatype socket_type)
-{
-  const char *socket_idname = nodeStaticSocketType(socket_type, 0);
-  const bNodeSocketType *typeinfo = nodeSocketTypeFind(socket_idname);
-  BLI_assert(typeinfo);
-  BLI_assert(typeinfo->geometry_nodes_cpp_type);
-  return *typeinfo->geometry_nodes_cpp_type;
-}
-
 Array<std::unique_ptr<BakeItem>> move_socket_values_to_bake_items(const Span<void *> socket_values,
                                                                   const BakeSocketConfig &config)
 {
@@ -201,6 +192,14 @@ static void rename_attributes(const Span<GeometrySet *> geometries,
   }
 }
 
+static void default_initialize_socket_value(const eNodeSocketDatatype socket_type, void *r_value)
+{
+  const char *socket_idname = nodeStaticSocketType(socket_type, 0);
+  const bNodeSocketType *typeinfo = nodeSocketTypeFind(socket_idname);
+  typeinfo->geometry_nodes_cpp_type->copy_construct(typeinfo->geometry_nodes_default_cpp_value,
+                                                    r_value);
+}
+
 void move_bake_items_to_socket_values(
     const Span<BakeItem *> bake_items,
     const BakeSocketConfig &config,
@@ -214,11 +213,10 @@ void move_bake_items_to_socket_values(
 
   for (const int i : bake_items.index_range()) {
     const eNodeSocketDatatype socket_type = config.types[i];
-    const CPPType &type = get_socket_cpp_type(socket_type);
     BakeItem *bake_item = bake_items[i];
     void *r_socket_value = r_socket_values[i];
     if (bake_item == nullptr) {
-      type.value_initialize(r_socket_value);
+      default_initialize_socket_value(socket_type, r_socket_value);
       continue;
     }
     if (!copy_bake_item_to_socket_value(
@@ -228,7 +226,7 @@ void move_bake_items_to_socket_values(
             attribute_map,
             r_socket_value))
     {
-      type.value_initialize(r_socket_value);
+      default_initialize_socket_value(socket_type, r_socket_value);
       continue;
     }
     if (socket_type == SOCK_GEOMETRY) {
@@ -253,11 +251,10 @@ void copy_bake_items_to_socket_values(
 
   for (const int i : bake_items.index_range()) {
     const eNodeSocketDatatype socket_type = config.types[i];
-    const CPPType &type = get_socket_cpp_type(socket_type);
     const BakeItem *bake_item = bake_items[i];
     void *r_socket_value = r_socket_values[i];
     if (bake_item == nullptr) {
-      type.value_initialize(r_socket_value);
+      default_initialize_socket_value(socket_type, r_socket_value);
       continue;
     }
     if (!copy_bake_item_to_socket_value(
@@ -267,7 +264,7 @@ void copy_bake_items_to_socket_values(
             attribute_map,
             r_socket_value))
     {
-      type.value_initialize(r_socket_value);
+      default_initialize_socket_value(socket_type, r_socket_value);
       continue;
     }
     if (socket_type == SOCK_GEOMETRY) {