1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/inkview.cpp b/src/inkview.cpp
index cd9d5524b..5cfde2c81 100644
--- a/src/inkview.cpp
+++ b/src/inkview.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ main (int argc, const char **argv)
     LIBXML_TEST_VERSION
 
     Inkscape::GC::init();
-    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    Inkscape::Preferences::get(); // ensure preferences are initialized
 
     gtk_init (&argc, (char ***) &argv);