diff --git a/src/fccache.c b/src/fccache.c
index e5e9d14..f1567da 100644
--- a/src/fccache.c
+++ b/src/fccache.c
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ FcGlobalCacheCreate (void)
     cache->entries = 0;
     cache->referenced = 0;
     cache->updated = FcFalse;
+    cache->broken = FcFalse;
     return cache;
 }