diff --git a/include/proto/h1.h b/include/proto/h1.h
index e7d364d..b722950 100644
--- a/include/proto/h1.h
+++ b/include/proto/h1.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 static inline struct h1m *h1m_init(struct h1m *h1m)
 {
 	h1m->state = HTTP_MSG_RQBEFORE;
+	h1m->status = 0;
 	h1m->flags = 0;
 	h1m->curr_len = 0;
 	h1m->body_len = 0;