diff --git a/xwords4/wince/cedict.c b/xwords4/wince/cedict.c
index 5782bb628..7be997d1c 100755
--- a/xwords4/wince/cedict.c
+++ b/xwords4/wince/cedict.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ ce_dictionary_make( CEAppGlobals* globals, XP_UCHAR* dictName )
 
     ctxt = (CEDictionaryCtxt*)XP_MALLOC(globals->mpool, sizeof(*ctxt));
     XP_MEMSET( ctxt, 0, sizeof(*ctxt) );
+
+    dict_super_init( (DictionaryCtxt*)ctxt );
     MPASSIGN( ctxt->super.mpool, globals->mpool );
 
     if ( !!dictName ) {