diff --git a/src/widgets/qtextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
index 88a727f6..75e54f11 100644
--- a/src/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ void TQTextEdit::init()
     wrapMode = WidgetWidth;
     wrapWidth = -1;
     wPolicy = AtWhiteSpace;
+    mightStartDrag = FALSE;
     inDnD = FALSE;
     doc->setFormatter( new TQTextFormatterBreakWords );
     doc->formatCollection()->defaultFormat()->setFont( TQScrollView::font() );