diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c b/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
index 51e4a80e2..35a3af52e 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ hdb_sqlite_create(krb5_context context, HDB **db, const char *argument)
 
     (*db)->hdb_master_key_set = 0;
     (*db)->hdb_openp = 0;
+    (*db)->hdb_capability_flags = 0;
 
     (*db)->hdb_open = hdb_sqlite_open;
     (*db)->hdb_close = hdb_sqlite_close;