diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index b1e32945b4..f7f2a0aba7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -1753,6 +1753,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
 
         if (!this.getCachedCenter() && !this.isValidLonLat(lonlat)) {
             lonlat = this.maxExtent.getCenterLonLat();
+            this.center = lonlat.clone();
         }
 
         if(this.restrictedExtent != null) {