diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index 75235b368..07e52bcf7 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ xf86NewInputDevice(InputInfoPtr pInfo, DeviceIntPtr *pdev, BOOL enable)
 {
     InputDriverPtr drv = NULL;
     DeviceIntPtr dev = NULL;
-    Bool paused;
+    Bool paused = FALSE;
     int rval;
     char *path = NULL;