diff --git a/log-handler.c b/log-handler.c
index 88ea27b..275cc81 100644
--- a/log-handler.c
+++ b/log-handler.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 {
 	struct log_handler *lh = to_log_handler(handler);
 	const char *filename, *logsize_str;
-	size_t logsize;
+	size_t logsize = default_logsize;
 	int rc;
 
 	lh->console = console;