diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
index b3e9b8c75..4c9f9308b 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
@@ -2415,6 +2415,7 @@ initGlobalsNoDraw( GtkGameGlobals* globals, LaunchParams* params )
 {
     memset( globals, 0, sizeof(*globals) );
 
+    globals->cGlobals.gi = &globals->gi;
     gi_copy( MPPARM(params->mpool) globals->cGlobals.gi, &params->pgi );
 
     globals->cGlobals.params = params;
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.h b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.h
index 9fdfb8a62..927cbb677 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.h
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct ClientStreamRec {
 
 typedef struct GtkGameGlobals {
     CommonGlobals cGlobals;
+    CurGameInfo gi;
     GtkWidget* window;
     GtkDrawCtx* draw;
     GtkAppGlobals* apg;