diff --git a/lib/isc/unix/ifiter_ioctl.c b/lib/isc/unix/ifiter_ioctl.c
index 961d265bff..79d501271b 100644
--- a/lib/isc/unix/ifiter_ioctl.c
+++ b/lib/isc/unix/ifiter_ioctl.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: ifiter_ioctl.c,v 1.31 2002/07/01 23:00:37 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: ifiter_ioctl.c,v 1.32 2002/07/02 05:51:42 marka Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Obtain the list of network interfaces using the SIOCGLIFCONF ioctl.
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ getbuf4(isc_interfaceiter_t *iter) {
  unexpected:
 	isc_mem_put(iter->mctx, iter->buf, iter->bufsize);
 	iter->buf = NULL;
-#ifdef HAVE_TRUCLUSTER
-	iter->clua_context = 0;
-#endif
 	return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTED);
 }
 
@@ -317,6 +314,7 @@ isc_interfaceiter_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_interfaceiter_t **iterp) {
 	 * A newly created iterator has an undefined position
 	 * until isc_interfaceiter_first() is called.
 	 */
+	iter->clua_context = -1;
 	iter->pos = (unsigned int) -1;
 	iter->result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/unix/interfaceiter.c b/lib/isc/unix/interfaceiter.c
index 3ffd2ddd29..0f9734c788 100644
--- a/lib/isc/unix/interfaceiter.c
+++ b/lib/isc/unix/interfaceiter.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: interfaceiter.c,v 1.26 2002/07/01 23:00:38 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: interfaceiter.c,v 1.27 2002/07/02 05:51:43 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ isc_interfaceiter_first(isc_interfaceiter_t *iter) {
 	REQUIRE(VALID_IFITER(iter));
 
 	iter->pos = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_TRUCLUSTER
+	iter->clua_context = 0;
+#endif
 	for (;;) {
 		result = internal_current(iter);
 		if (result != ISC_R_IGNORE)