diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9970ab3f88..1b168b2b1a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2135.	[bug]		Uninitialised rdataset in sdlz.c. [RT# 16656]
+
 2134.	[func]		Additional statistics support. [RT #16666]
 
 2133.	[port]		powerpc:  Support both IBM and MacOS Power PC
diff --git a/lib/dns/sdlz.c b/lib/dns/sdlz.c
index e46500fc91..fceb651237 100644
--- a/lib/dns/sdlz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/sdlz.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
  * USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: sdlz.c,v 1.9 2006/12/07 23:57:59 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: sdlz.c,v 1.10 2007/02/13 23:36:06 marka Exp $ */
 
 /*! \file */
 
@@ -784,8 +784,10 @@ find(dns_db_t *db, dns_name_t *name, dns_dbversion_t *version,
 	dns_fixedname_init(&fname);
 	xname = dns_fixedname_name(&fname);
 
-	if (rdataset == NULL)
+	if (rdataset == NULL) {
+		dns_rdataset_init(&xrdataset);
 		rdataset = &xrdataset;
+	}
 
 	result = DNS_R_NXDOMAIN;