diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
index 931c41437439..5bf8adf26dbb 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper implements BreadcrumbsItemListener<Breadcrumb
   private Editor myEditor;
   private Collection<RangeHighlighter> myHighlighed;
   private final VirtualFile myFile;
-  private boolean myUserCaretChange;
+  private boolean myUserCaretChange = true;
   private final MergingUpdateQueue myQueue;
   private final BreadcrumbsInfoProvider myInfoProvider;