diff --git a/lib/hdb/db.c b/lib/hdb/db.c
index 710d4851a..365a57648 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/db.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/db.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ DB_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db,
     key_data.length = key.size;
     data.data = value.data;
     data.length = value.size;
+    memset(entry, 0, sizeof(*entry));
     if (hdb_value2entry(context, &data, &entry->entry))
 	return DB_seq(context, db, flags, entry, R_NEXT);
     if (db->hdb_master_key_set && (flags & HDB_F_DECRYPT)) {
diff --git a/lib/hdb/db3.c b/lib/hdb/db3.c
index 6f2fcaba7..04deeae71 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/db3.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/db3.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ DB_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db,
     key_data.length = key.size;
     data.data = value.data;
     data.length = value.size;
+    memset(entry, 0, sizeof(*entry));
     if (hdb_value2entry(context, &data, &entry->entry))
 	return DB_seq(context, db, flags, entry, DB_NEXT);
     if (db->hdb_master_key_set && (flags & HDB_F_DECRYPT)) {
diff --git a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
index c0e07ae6c..07a1e057e 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ NDBM_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db,
     db->hdb_unlock(context, db);
     data.data = value.dptr;
     data.length = value.dsize;
+    memset(entry, 0, sizeof(*entry));
     if(hdb_value2entry(context, &data, &entry->entry))
 	return NDBM_seq(context, db, flags, entry, 0);
     if (db->hdb_master_key_set && (flags & HDB_F_DECRYPT)) {