diff --git a/ide/envguioptions.pas b/ide/envguioptions.pas
index 987e8faa3b..02f9e1a8ea 100644
--- a/ide/envguioptions.pas
+++ b/ide/envguioptions.pas
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ var
 begin
   FComponentTreeHeight := -1;
   FInfoBoxHeight := -1;
+  FShowComponentTree := True;
   FShowInfoBox := True;
   for I in TObjectInspectorPage do
     SplitterX[I] := -1;