1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index 883d943a..6e855793 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pmhandle_t *handle_new()
 	}
 
 	memset(handle, 0, sizeof(pmhandle_t));
+	handle->lckfd = -1;
 
 	/* see if we're root or not */
 	handle->uid = geteuid();