diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_33_qmc5883l.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_33_qmc5883l.ino
index e64a3cc30..1122a389f 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_33_qmc5883l.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_33_qmc5883l.ino
@@ -220,15 +220,12 @@ struct QMC5883L_s
   int16_t   MX, MY, MZ;
   int16_t   temp;
   uint16_t  scalar;
-  bool      ready;
 } *QMC5883L = nullptr;
 
 
 // Initialise the device
 void QMC5883L_Init()
 {
-  QMC5883L = (QMC5883L_s *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct QMC5883L_s));
-  QMC5883L->ready = false;
   if (!I2cSetDevice(QMC5883L_ADDR)) 
   { 
     return; 
@@ -242,7 +239,7 @@ void QMC5883L_Init()
   // write config
   if (I2cWrite8(QMC5883L_ADDR, QMC5883L_CONFIG, QMC5883L_CONFIG_OS256 | QMC5883L_CONFIG_8GAUSS | QMC5883L_CONFIG_100HZ | QMC5883L_CONFIG_CONT) == false)
     return;
-  QMC5883L->ready = true;
+  QMC5883L = (QMC5883L_s *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct QMC5883L_s));
 }
 
 //Read the magnetic data
@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ bool Xsns33(byte function)
   {
     QMC5883L_Init();
   }
-  else if (QMC5883L->ready == true)
+  else if (QMC5883L != nullptr)
   {
     switch (function)
     {