diff --git a/setfacl/setfacl.c b/setfacl/setfacl.c

index 7142af0..23784a7 100644

--- a/setfacl/setfacl.c

+++ b/setfacl/setfacl.c

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ restore(

 	uid_t uid;

 	gid_t gid;

 	mode_t mask, flags;

-	struct do_set_args args;

+	struct do_set_args args = { 0 };

 	int line = 0, backup_line;

 	int error, status = 0;

 	int chmod_required = 0;

diff --git a/test/misc.test b/test/misc.test

index e6140da..a910bd0 100644

--- a/test/misc.test

+++ b/test/misc.test

@@ -424,3 +424,9 @@ Now, chmod should change the group_obj entry

 	> 

 	$ rmdir d

+

+Malformed restore file

+        

+        $ echo "# owner: root" > f

+        $ setfacl --restore=f 2>&1

+        >setfacl: f: No filename found in line 0, aborting