diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/GuiConf.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/GuiConf.cpp
index 2147658b..3bc6b7a9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/GuiConf.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/GuiConf.cpp
@@ -989,6 +989,8 @@ static int readQPaletteFromFile( const char *path, QPalette *pal )
 
 		rTxtMatch = NULL;
 
+		r = QPalette::WindowText;
+
 		for (k=0; k<30; k++)
 		{