diff --git a/ssl/d1_pkt.c b/ssl/d1_pkt.c
index d88ef19fc..bc75b537f 100644
--- a/ssl/d1_pkt.c
+++ b/ssl/d1_pkt.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ again:
 		/* this packet contained a partial record, dump it */
 		if ( n != i)
 			{
+			rr->length = 0;
 			s->packet_length = 0;
 			goto again;
 			}
@@ -594,6 +595,7 @@ again:
 	bitmap = dtls1_get_bitmap(s, rr, &is_next_epoch);
 	if ( bitmap == NULL)
         {
+	rr->length = 0;
         s->packet_length = 0;  /* dump this record */
         goto again;   /* get another record */
 		}
@@ -617,6 +619,7 @@ again:
         {
         dtls1_record_bitmap_update(s, bitmap);
         dtls1_buffer_record(s, &(s->d1->unprocessed_rcds), rr->seq_num);
+	rr->length = 0;
         s->packet_length = 0;
         goto again;
         }