diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 191b38e8d64b6334a3bdd7498b1e707aa43c5407..47784fac7b684335ade7a0a73122ebbc30338afa 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1359,6 +1359,7 @@ sc *strtosc(const char *input)
     sc *s;
 
     s = (sc *)nmalloc(sizeof(sc));
+    s->toggle = 0;
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_HELP
     if (!strcasecmp(input, "help"))