diff --git a/Modules/Filtering/Polarimetry/include/otbMultiChannelsPolarimetricSynthesisFilter.txx b/Modules/Filtering/Polarimetry/include/otbMultiChannelsPolarimetricSynthesisFilter.txx
index d465a986214b438a1ad706d0ae208eaa9770d064..e5539846c767445733336cd7952e937a42f6e60f 100644
--- a/Modules/Filtering/Polarimetry/include/otbMultiChannelsPolarimetricSynthesisFilter.txx
+++ b/Modules/Filtering/Polarimetry/include/otbMultiChannelsPolarimetricSynthesisFilter.txx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ MultiChannelsPolarimetricSynthesisFilter<TInputImage, TOutputImage, TFunction>
   SetEmissionH(false);
   SetEmissionV(false);
   SetGain(1);
+  SetMode(0);
   m_ArchitectureType = PolarimetricData::New();
 }