diff --git a/include/haproxy/xprt_quic-t.h b/include/haproxy/xprt_quic-t.h
index e9ad9113b..fd6486c26 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/xprt_quic-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/xprt_quic-t.h
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ struct quic_tx_packet {
 	struct eb64_node pn_node;
 	/* The list of frames of this packet. */
 	struct list frms;
-	/* The time this packet was sent (usec). */
+	/* The time this packet was sent (ms). */
 	unsigned int time_sent;
 	/* Packet number spakce. */
 	struct quic_pktns *pktns;
diff --git a/src/xprt_quic.c b/src/xprt_quic.c
index b50af85b3..3e4dd9290 100644
--- a/src/xprt_quic.c
+++ b/src/xprt_quic.c
@@ -5299,8 +5299,10 @@ static inline void quic_tx_packet_init(struct quic_tx_packet *pkt, int type)
 	pkt->in_flight_len = 0;
 	pkt->pn_node.key = (uint64_t)-1;
 	LIST_INIT(&pkt->frms);
+	pkt->time_sent = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	pkt->next = NULL;
 	pkt->largest_acked_pn = -1;
+	pkt->flags = 0;
 	pkt->refcnt = 0;
 }