diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index d5171da33..bb67c71ff 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ const InputSourceIndicator = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._inputSources = {};
         this._ibusSources = {};
+        this._currentSource = null;
 
         let inputSourcesByShortName = {};