diff --git a/src/write_restart.cpp b/src/write_restart.cpp
index 7b3e341b94..f1ee4a4472 100644
--- a/src/write_restart.cpp
+++ b/src/write_restart.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ WriteRestart::WriteRestart(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pointers(lmp)
   MPI_Comm_rank(world,&me);
   MPI_Comm_size(world,&nprocs);
   multiproc = 0;
+  noinit = 0;
   fp = NULL;
 }