diff --git a/src/kauth/kaprocs.c b/src/kauth/kaprocs.c
index 315096a461..1c6c68f972 100644
--- a/src/kauth/kaprocs.c
+++ b/src/kauth/kaprocs.c
@@ -1700,6 +1700,7 @@ kamListEntry(struct rx_call *call,
     afs_int32 caller;
     struct kaentry tentry;
 
+    memset(name, 0, sizeof(*name));
     COUNT_REQ(ListEntry);
     if ((code = InitAuthServ(&tt, LOCKREAD, this_op)))
 	return code;