diff --git a/src/evdev-tablet.c b/src/evdev-tablet.c
index fe09efcf..3d8363cc 100644
--- a/src/evdev-tablet.c
+++ b/src/evdev-tablet.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ tablet_init(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 
 	tablet_mark_all_axes_changed(tablet, device);
 
+	tablet_set_status(tablet, TABLET_TOOL_OUT_OF_PROXIMITY);
+
 	return 0;
 }