diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-async-progress.c b/src/libostree/ostree-async-progress.c
index 95556814..b879559e 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-async-progress.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-async-progress.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ ostree_async_progress_set (OstreeAsyncProgress *self,
   if (self->dead)
     goto out;
 
+  changed = FALSE;
+
   va_start (ap, self);
 
   for (key = va_arg (ap, const char *), format_string = va_arg (ap, const char *);