diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 54a74c0b16..820e408170 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ static QemuConsole *new_console(DisplayState *ds, console_type_t console_type,
     }
     s->ds = ds;
     s->console_type = console_type;
+    s->window_id = -1;
 
     if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&consoles)) {
         s->index = 0;