diff --git a/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in b/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
index 9aa06fa2b3..7f74b85c19 100644
--- a/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
+++ b/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ START_DELAY=0
 BYPASS_CACHE=0
 CONNECT_RETRIES=10
 RETRIES_SLEEP=1
+SYNC_TIME=0
 
 test -f "$sysconfdir"/sysconfig/libvirt-guests &&
     . "$sysconfdir"/sysconfig/libvirt-guests