diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpethreadedview.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpethreadedview.cpp
index 450084fb58..05f16154b2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpethreadedview.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpethreadedview.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ GstWPEContextThread::GstWPEContextThread()
 {
     g_mutex_init(&threading.mutex);
     g_cond_init(&threading.cond);
+    threading.ready = FALSE;
 
     {
         GMutexHolder lock(threading.mutex);