diff --git util/data/msgparse.c util/data/msgparse.c
index 13cad8a2..fb312370 100644
--- util/data/msgparse.c
+++ util/data/msgparse.c
@@ -1061,18 +1061,18 @@ parse_edns_from_pkt(sldns_buffer* pkt, struct edns_data* edns,
 	size_t rdata_len;
 	uint8_t* rdata_ptr;
 	log_assert(LDNS_QDCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)) == 1);
+	memset(edns, 0, sizeof(*edns));
 	if(LDNS_ANCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)) != 0 ||
 		LDNS_NSCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)) != 0) {
 		if(!skip_pkt_rrs(pkt, ((int)LDNS_ANCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)))+
 			((int)LDNS_NSCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)))))
-			return 0;
+			return LDNS_RCODE_FORMERR;
 	}
 	/* check edns section is present */
 	if(LDNS_ARCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)) > 1) {
 		return LDNS_RCODE_FORMERR;
 	}
 	if(LDNS_ARCOUNT(sldns_buffer_begin(pkt)) == 0) {
-		memset(edns, 0, sizeof(*edns));
 		edns->udp_size = 512;
 		return 0;
 	}