diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
index 9d9e40e9..acaad556 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ private:
 
     QString loadErrorStr(int error);
 
-    bool pausedManually;
+    bool pausedManually = false;
 
     int oldW, oldH;
     bool oldMax;