diff --git a/src/mbgl/gl/draw_mode.hpp b/src/mbgl/gl/draw_mode.hpp
index 8f7db0a3fa2..ab86d5e4690 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gl/draw_mode.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gl/draw_mode.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <mbgl/gl/primitives.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/variant.hpp>
 
+#include <cassert>
+
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace gl {
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ class Points {
     using Primitive = Point;
     static constexpr std::size_t bufferGroupSize = 1;
 
+    explicit Points(float pointSize_) : pointSize(pointSize_) {}
+
     float pointSize;
 };
 
@@ -19,6 +23,10 @@ class Lines {
     using Primitive = Line;
     static constexpr std::size_t bufferGroupSize = 2;
 
+    explicit Lines(float lineWidth_) : lineWidth(lineWidth_) {
+        assert(lineWidth > 0);
+    }
+
     float lineWidth;
 };
 
@@ -29,6 +37,10 @@ class LineStrip {
     using Primitive = Line;
     static constexpr std::size_t bufferGroupSize = 1;
 
+    explicit LineStrip(float lineWidth_) : lineWidth(lineWidth_) {
+        assert(lineWidth > 0);
+    }
+
     float lineWidth;
 };