diff --git a/js/ui/status/location.js b/js/ui/status/location.js
index b1e97c74c..668f93c2d 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/location.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/location.js
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ const AppAuthorizer = new Lang.Class({
         this.reqAccuracyLevel = reqAccuracyLevel;
         this._permStoreProxy = permStoreProxy;
         this._maxAccuracyLevel = maxAccuracyLevel;
+        this._permissions = {};
 
         this._accuracyLevel = GeoclueAccuracyLevel.NONE;
     },