diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 64886d05c..d0735db71 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -3400,6 +3400,7 @@ do_initialize() {
     MERGE_HOSTS=
     MUTEX_TIMEOUT=
     NEWNOTSYN=
+    LOGNEWNOTSYN=
     stopping=
     have_mutex=
     masq_seq=1