diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index e7f7a35b27313513e1b1a1363f984ac61256d536..bdfe357866f040dc15c782160aaad5d3951f7702 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ void FakeVimHandler::Private::init()
     m_submode = NoSubMode;
     m_subsubmode = NoSubSubMode;
     m_passing = false;
+    m_findPending = false;
     m_fakeEnd = false;
     m_lastSearchForward = true;
     m_register = '"';