diff --git a/core/gimx.c b/core/gimx.c
index 7c8a8d32..7c2f322b 100755
--- a/core/gimx.c
+++ b/core/gimx.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ s_gimx_params gimx_params =
   .frequency_scale = 1,
   .status = 0,
   .curses = 0,
-  .debug = {},
+  .debug = { 0 },
   .config_file = NULL,
   .postpone_count = DEFAULT_POSTPONE_COUNT,
   .subpositions = 0,