diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index e4c9a06f1c..d96301df72 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ Playlist::find_next_region_boundary (timepos_t const & pos, int dir)
 	RegionReadLock rlock (this);
 
 	timecnt_t closest = std::numeric_limits<timecnt_t>::max();
-	timepos_t ret;
+	timepos_t ret = Temporal::timepos_t::max (pos.time_domain ());
 
 	if (dir > 0) {
 		for (RegionList::iterator i = regions.begin (); i != regions.end (); ++i) {