diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index affeb0f82cc1c3f35e78577bda448a938f7d2b4e..77962feae3229949d30ace94f2a236af32e4e028 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -7782,7 +7782,7 @@ remoteIOReadMessage(virConnectPtr conn, struct private_data *priv,
         priv->saslDecodedOffset += wantData;
         priv->bufferOffset += wantData;
         if (priv->saslDecodedOffset == priv->saslDecodedLength) {
-            priv->saslDecodedLength = priv->saslDecodedLength = 0;
+            priv->saslDecodedOffset = priv->saslDecodedLength = 0;
             priv->saslDecoded = NULL;
         }