diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index df348ecf..cd70c732 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ change_tape_menu (FILE *read_file)
 {
   char *input_buffer = NULL;
   size_t size = 0;
-  bool stop;
+  bool stop = false;
   
   while (!stop)
     {