diff --git a/coders/braille.c b/coders/braille.c
index fddc06d..59061ed 100644
--- a/coders/braille.c
+++ b/coders/braille.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
(void) WriteBlobString(image,"\n");
}
(void) SetImageType(image,BilevelType);
+ polarity = 0;
if (image->storage_class == PseudoClass) {
polarity=(IndexPacket) (PixelIntensityToQuantum(&image->colormap[0]) >=
(Quantum) (QuantumRange/2));
@@ -254,7 +255,6 @@
polarity=(IndexPacket)
(PixelIntensityToQuantum(&image->colormap[0]) >=
PixelIntensityToQuantum(&image->colormap[1]));
- polarity = 0;
}
for (y=0; y < (long) image->rows; y+=cell_height)
{