diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
index 9b00423..5fc7d64 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ gimp_display_shell_canvas_tool_events (GtkWidget        *canvas,
       device_changed = TRUE;
     }
 
+  display_coords.velocity = 0.;
   gimp_display_shell_get_event_coords (shell, event,
                                        gimp_devices_get_current (gimp),
                                        &display_coords);
