diff --git a/lib/zip_new.c b/lib/zip_new.c
index 62e1420..f77634a 100644
--- a/lib/zip_new.c
+++ b/lib/zip_new.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     za->entry = NULL;
     za->nfile = za->nfile_alloc = 0;
     za->file = NULL;
+    za->tempdir = NULL;
     
     return za;
 }