diff --git a/dmd2/template.c b/dmd2/template.c
index 367db45d..418f617d 100644
--- a/dmd2/template.c
+++ b/dmd2/template.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ TemplateDeclaration::TemplateDeclaration(Loc loc, Identifier *id,
     this->literal = 0;
     this->ismixin = ismixin;
     this->previous = NULL;
+    this->protection = PROTundefined;
 
     // Compute in advance for Ddoc's use
     if (members)