diff --git a/app/src/display.c b/app/src/display.c
index ba15cd14..c8df615d 100644
--- a/app/src/display.c
+++ b/app/src/display.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window, bool mipmaps) {
         LOGD("Trilinear filtering disabled (not an OpenGL renderer)");
     }
 
+    display->texture = NULL;
     display->pending.flags = 0;
     display->pending.frame = NULL;