diff --git a/src/vol/namei_ops.c b/src/vol/namei_ops.c
index f85c2bfae8..0d734ad261 100644
--- a/src/vol/namei_ops.c
+++ b/src/vol/namei_ops.c
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ namei_icreate(IHandle_t * lh, char *part, afs_uint32 p1, afs_uint32 p2, afs_uint
     b32_string_t str1;
 
     memset((void *)&tmp, 0, sizeof(IHandle_t));
+    memset(&tfd, 0, sizeof(FdHandle_t));
 
     tmp.ih_dev = nt_DriveToDev(part);
     if (tmp.ih_dev == -1) {
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@ namei_icreate(IHandle_t * lh, char *part, afs_uint32 p1, afs_uint32 p2, afs_uint
     int ogm_parm;
 
     memset((void *)&tmp, 0, sizeof(IHandle_t));
+    memset(&tfd, 0, sizeof(FdHandle_t));
 
     tmp.ih_dev = volutil_GetPartitionID(part);
     if (tmp.ih_dev == -1) {