diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
index db39420548..200268c77d 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ DEFUN (ospf6_distance_ospf6,
 	VTY_DECLVAR_CONTEXT(ospf6, o);
 	int idx = 0;
 
+	o->distance_intra = 0;
+	o->distance_inter = 0;
+	o->distance_external = 0;
+
 	if (argv_find(argv, argc, "intra-area", &idx))
 		o->distance_intra = atoi(argv[idx + 1]->arg);
 	idx = 0;
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
index 1276f5477c..09350b45a8 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
@@ -8558,6 +8558,10 @@ DEFUN (ospf_distance_ospf,
 	VTY_DECLVAR_INSTANCE_CONTEXT(ospf, ospf);
 	int idx = 0;
 
+	ospf->distance_intra = 0;
+	ospf->distance_inter = 0;
+	ospf->distance_external = 0;
+
 	if (argv_find(argv, argc, "intra-area", &idx))
 		ospf->distance_intra = atoi(argv[idx + 1]->arg);
 	idx = 0;