diff --git a/main/logger.c b/main/logger.c
index ea8c10d45116dc1660cb3bc465177d4d9c0fa7e5..5dbceebaad8c08a11ff41b4371f39877be20cbde 100644
--- a/main/logger.c
+++ b/main/logger.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct logmsg {
 static AST_LIST_HEAD_STATIC(logmsgs, logmsg);
 static pthread_t logthread = AST_PTHREADT_NULL;
 static ast_cond_t logcond;
-static int close_logger_thread;
+static int close_logger_thread = 0;
 
 static FILE *qlog;