diff --git a/main/autoservice.c b/main/autoservice.c
index 8bcf81742b..2460527841 100644
--- a/main/autoservice.c
+++ b/main/autoservice.c
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ static int as_chan_list_state;
 
 static void *autoservice_run(void *ign)
 {
+	struct ast_frame hangup_frame = {
+		.frametype = AST_FRAME_CONTROL,
+		.subclass = AST_CONTROL_HANGUP,
+	};
+
 	for (;;) {
 		struct ast_channel *mons[MAX_AUTOMONS];
 		struct asent *ents[MAX_AUTOMONS];
@@ -121,7 +126,6 @@ static void *autoservice_run(void *ign)
 		f = ast_read(chan);
 	
 		if (!f) {
-			struct ast_frame hangup_frame = { 0, };
 			/* No frame means the channel has been hung up.
 			 * A hangup frame needs to be queued here as ast_waitfor() may
 			 * never return again for the condition to be detected outside