diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index c96da022..1b42b020 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-08-06  Giuseppe Scrivano  <gscrivano@gnu.org>
 
+	* init.c (defaults): Set default value for show_all_dns_entries.
+
 	* host.c (lookup_host): If `showalldnsentries' is used then print all
 	the IP corresponding to a DNS entry.
 	* init.c (commands): Add `showalldnsentries'.
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 8f44cdb4..dca24a9f 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ defaults (void)
   opt.encoding_remote = NULL;
 
   opt.useservertimestamps = true;
+  opt.show_all_dns_entries = false;
 }
 
 /* Return the user's home directory (strdup-ed), or NULL if none is