diff --git a/src/servers/app/DefaultDecorator.cpp b/src/servers/app/DefaultDecorator.cpp
index fe48443d25..c75dc503aa 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/DefaultDecorator.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/DefaultDecorator.cpp
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ DefaultDecorator::_GetComponentColors(Component component,
 	ComponentColors _colors)
 {
 	// get the highlight for our component
-	Region region;
+	Region region = REGION_NONE;
 	switch (component) {
 		case COMPONENT_TAB:
 			region = REGION_TAB;