diff --git a/util.cc b/util.cc
index 25d5e5b..33c62f0 100644
--- a/util.cc
+++ b/util.cc
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ long setrlimit(int res, const struct rlimit64& newlim) {
 	return util::syscall(__NR_prlimit64, 0, res, (uintptr_t)&newlim, (uintptr_t) nullptr);
 }
 
-long getrlimit(int res, struct rlimit64* curlim) {
+long getrlimit(int res, struct rlimit64* curlim) 
+        *curlim = {};
 	return util::syscall(__NR_prlimit64, 0, res, (uintptr_t) nullptr, (uintptr_t)curlim);
 }