diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
index 5c4e7d419d..d3211f31a0 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ TocWidget::TocWidget(GuiView & gui_view, QWidget * parent)
 	// Make sure the buttons are disabled when first shown without a loaded
 	// Buffer.
 	enableControls(false);
+
+	init(QString());
 }