diff --git a/src/USER-DPD/pair_dpd_fdt.cpp b/src/USER-DPD/pair_dpd_fdt.cpp
index f2c4c8f099cbc91322dbcb24f50cb637db0141ee..332804b8dbc245d4f680163a65b17e5f6bba6bb8 100644
--- a/src/USER-DPD/pair_dpd_fdt.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-DPD/pair_dpd_fdt.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairDPDfdt::PairDPDfdt(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
 {
   random = NULL;
+  splitFDT_flag = false;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */