diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index da9adce851..83e0961e3f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ BitmapText::BitmapText()
 	m_pFont = NULL;
 
 	m_bRainbow = false;
+	m_bColored = false;
 
 	m_iWrapWidthPixels = -1;
 	m_fMaxWidth = 0;
@@ -145,8 +146,6 @@ bool BitmapText::LoadFromFont( const CString& sFontFilePath )
 
 	BuildChars();
 
-	m_bColored = false;
-
 	return true;
 }