@@ -3697,6 +3697,7 @@ router_parse_addr_policy_item_from_string,(const char *s, int assume_action,
memarea_t *area = NULL;
tor_assert(malformed_list);
+ *malformed_list = 0;
s = eat_whitespace(s);
if ((*s == '*' || TOR_ISDIGIT(*s)) && assume_action >= 0) {