diff --git a/interface/wx/webview.h b/interface/wx/webview.h
index d7be072476..e510ed0654 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webview.h
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ public:
     /**
         Enable or disable access to dev tools for the user.
 
-        This is currently only implemented for the Edge (Chromium) backend
-        where the dev tools are enabled by default and the WebKit2GTK+ backend.
+        This is currently only implemented for the Edge (Chromium) backend and
+        the WebKit2GTK+ backend. Dev tools are disabled by default.
 
         @since 3.1.4
     */
diff --git a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
index 647ecffd48..8e3336dfe8 100644
--- a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Create()
     m_initialized = false;
     m_isBusy = false;
     m_pendingContextMenuEnabled = -1;
-    m_pendingAccessToDevToolsEnabled = -1;
+    m_pendingAccessToDevToolsEnabled = 0;
 
     m_historyLoadingFromList = false;
     m_historyEnabled = true;