diff --git a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index 210f2aa1..99bc5c59 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -1097,6 +1097,9 @@ void TQApplication::initialize( int argc, char **argv, bool enable_sm )
 	    session_key = new TQString;
 	session_manager = new TQSessionManager( tqApp, session_id, *session_key );
     }
+    else {
+        session_manager = 0;
+    }
 #endif
 
 }