diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
index 5670d0027474..82ce56ddcaf3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
@@ -3096,6 +3096,7 @@ export_vnode_to_kinfo(struct vnode *vp, int fd, int fflags,
 	if (error == 0)
 		kif->kf_status |= KF_ATTR_VALID;
 	kif->kf_flags = xlate_fflags(fflags);
+	cap_rights_init(&kif->kf_cap_rights);
 	kif->kf_fd = fd;
 	kif->kf_ref_count = -1;
 	kif->kf_offset = -1;