diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 9498b138d..814619012 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 			txn->rsp.msg_state = HTTP_MSG_RPBEFORE; /* at the very beginning of the response */
 			txn->req.sol = txn->req.eol = NULL;
 			txn->req.som = txn->req.eoh = 0; /* relative to the buffer */
+			txn->rsp.sol = txn->rsp.eol = NULL;
+			txn->rsp.som = txn->rsp.eoh = 0; /* relative to the buffer */
 			txn->auth_hdr.len = -1;
 
 			if (p->nb_req_cap > 0) {