diff --git a/nhrpd/vici.c b/nhrpd/vici.c
index e6111f9d71..3bb0d8308e 100644
--- a/nhrpd/vici.c
+++ b/nhrpd/vici.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static void vici_recv_sa(struct vici_conn *vici, struct zbuf *msg, int event)
 	char buf[32];
 	struct handle_sa_ctx ctx = {
 		.event = event,
+		.msgctx.nsections = 0
 	};
 
 	vici_parse_message(vici, msg, parse_sa_message, &ctx.msgctx);