diff --git a/src/calendar-server/gnome-shell-calendar-server.c b/src/calendar-server/gnome-shell-calendar-server.c
index 4d4d3a50c..f184b0844 100644
--- a/src/calendar-server/gnome-shell-calendar-server.c
+++ b/src/calendar-server/gnome-shell-calendar-server.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ main (int    argc,
   loop = NULL;
   opt_context = NULL;
   name_owner_id = 0;
+  stdin_channel = NULL;
 
   g_type_init ();