diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfsdrexport.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfsdrexport.cxx
index 9a2f05152ace..86989b868de9 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfsdrexport.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfsdrexport.cxx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RtfSdrExport::RtfSdrExport( RtfExport &rExport )
       m_rAttrOutput( (RtfAttributeOutput&)m_rExport.AttrOutput() ),
       m_pSdrObject( NULL ),
       m_nShapeType( ESCHER_ShpInst_Nil ),
+      m_nShapeFlags ( 0 ) ,
       m_pShapeStyle( new OStringBuffer( 200 ) ),
       m_pShapeTypeWritten( new bool[ ESCHER_ShpInst_COUNT ] )
 {