diff --git a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
index 4e50d047150..6bd229177bb 100644
--- a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Maemo {
 
 OSystem_SDL_Maemo::OSystem_SDL_Maemo()
 	:
+	_eventObserver(0),
 	OSystem_POSIX() {
 }