diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 791d5e456..7bd975546 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ AudacityProject::AudacityProject(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
      mImportXMLTagHandler(NULL),
      mAutoSaving(false),
      mIsRecovered(false),
+     mIsCapturing(false),
      mRecordingRecoveryHandler(NULL),
      mImportedDependencies(false),
      mWantSaveCompressed(false),