diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
index 005897b49cc..c7d692704e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ClangToolsProjectSettings::load()
     // Load map
     QVariantMap map = m_project->namedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_MAIN).toMap();
 
-    bool write;
+    bool write = false;
     if (map.isEmpty()) {
         if (!m_project->namedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_SELECTED_DIRS).isNull()) {
             map = convertToMapFromVersionBefore410(m_project);