diff --git a/src/sfizz/Wavetables.cpp b/src/sfizz/Wavetables.cpp
index e7a3f3da..617d3901 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Wavetables.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Wavetables.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ const WavetableMulti* WavetableMulti::getSilenceWavetable()
             *ptr = 0;
         }
         wm.fillExtra();
+        initialized = true;
     }
     return &wm;
 }