diff --git a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
index 25a51facfe..5a9bbd7035 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
     {
         VirtualCellLocation vc_loc;
         vc_loc.virt_row = 0;
+        vc_loc.virt_col = 0;
         gnc_split_register_show_trans (reg, vc_loc);
     }
     else