diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index bcde69f17a..40ba4059ae 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ GdkWindow* wxGetTopLevelGDK()
 
 PangoContext* wxGetPangoContext()
 {
-    PangoContext* context;
+    PangoContext* context = NULL;
     GtkWidget* widget;
     if (wxGetTopLevel(&widget, NULL))
     {