diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
index 661d662306..138c5c0854 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ class Location : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 		: _name (name),
 		_start (sample_start),
 		_end (sample_end),
-		_flags (bits) { }
+		_flags (bits),
+		_locked (false) { }
 	
 	Location () {
 		_start = 0;
 		_end = 0;
 		_flags = Flags (0);
+		_locked = false;
 	}
 
 	Location (const Location& other);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/location.cc b/libs/ardour/location.cc
index aa7e799c8f..2f4109be86 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/location.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/location.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ Location::Location (const Location& other)
 
 	_flags = Flags (_flags & ~IsStart);
 	_flags = Flags (_flags & ~IsEnd);
+
+	/* copy is not locked even if original was */
+
 	_locked = false;
 }