diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
index e0cba57b01a5e9..e61d3f4bdf8680 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ static inline bool init_events(struct game_capture *gc)
 			warn("init_events: failed to get hook_stop event: %lu", GetLastError());
 			return false;
 		}
+		ResetEvent(gc->hook_stop);
 	}
 
 	if (!gc->hook_init) {