diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
index 87366906f..0999943af 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
@@ -5668,6 +5668,7 @@ static WC_PKCS7_KARI* wc_PKCS7_KariNew(PKCS7* pkcs7, byte direction)
         XFREE(kari, pkcs7->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_PKCS7);
         return NULL;
     }
+    XMEMSET(kari->decoded, 0, sizeof(DecodedCert));
 
     kari->recipKey = (ecc_key*)XMALLOC(sizeof(ecc_key), pkcs7->heap,
                                        DYNAMIC_TYPE_PKCS7);