diff --git a/src/nvim/tui/input.c b/src/nvim/tui/input.c
index 3e683a4926..6705ab98c2 100644
--- a/src/nvim/tui/input.c
+++ b/src/nvim/tui/input.c
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ HandleState ut_handle_background_color(TermInput *input)
 
 static void handle_raw_buffer(TermInput *input, bool force)
 {
-  HandleState is_paste;
-  HandleState is_bc;
+  HandleState is_paste = kNotApplicable;
+  HandleState is_bc = kNotApplicable;
 
   do {
     if (!force