diff --git a/src/view_curses.cc b/src/view_curses.cc
index 78a61bc4..2e4664c9 100644
--- a/src/view_curses.cc
+++ b/src/view_curses.cc
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ view_curses::mvwattrline(WINDOW* window,
 
             if (iter->sa_type == &VC_GRAPHIC) {
                 graphic = iter->sa_value.get<int64_t>();
+                attrs = text_attrs{};
             } else if (iter->sa_type == &VC_STYLE) {
                 attrs = iter->sa_value.get<text_attrs>();
             } else if (iter->sa_type == &SA_LEVEL) {