diff --git a/glfw/wl_init.c b/glfw/wl_init.c
index 70f9eed7a..cd7fa297c 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_init.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_init.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static void pointerHandleMotion(void* data,
                                 wl_fixed_t sy)
 {
     _GLFWwindow* window = _glfw.wl.pointerFocus;
-    const char* cursorName;
+    const char* cursorName = NULL;
 
     if (!window)
         return;