diff --git a/crypto/ui/ui_lib.c b/crypto/ui/ui_lib.c
index 7ab249c3be320acd30f5e778c26cb7f98a212a11..ac0100808f5d862280017d1eb6b241d3a1979f00 100644
--- a/crypto/ui/ui_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/ui/ui_lib.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ UI *UI_new_method(const UI_METHOD *method)
 
 	ret->strings=NULL;
 	ret->user_data=NULL;
+	ret->flags=0;
 	CRYPTO_new_ex_data(CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_UI, ret, &ret->ex_data);
 	return ret;
 	}