diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index 9f5f888f73e30723d5f9c0fd8281345f38e0635e..791fb15ce3507c2d42d695be12c1f87a16affa0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 			break;
 		/* fall through */
 	default:
+		use_browser = 0;
 		if (fallback_to_pager)
 			setup_pager();
 		break;