diff --git a/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p_p.h b/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p_p.h
index 365298b31b266c5654b2cedc51767ebaae021a2f..000a992de611b4c8fa8d29189b7163d0ee0d6fe3 100644
--- a/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p_p.h
+++ b/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p_p.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     QGeoMapObject *q = nullptr;
     QPointer<QGeoMap> m_map;
     bool m_componentCompleted = false;
-    bool m_visible = false;
+    bool m_visible = true;
 
 protected:
     QGeoMapObjectPrivate(QGeoMapObject *q);