diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 61d4461b30..ba532e5295 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+1505.	[bug]		Uninitaliased rdataset is sdb. [RT #8750]
+
 1504.	[func]		New zone type "delegation-only".
 
 1503.	[port]		win32: install libeay32.dll outside of system32.
diff --git a/lib/dns/sdb.c b/lib/dns/sdb.c
index bcf753155f..fb46b88088 100644
--- a/lib/dns/sdb.c
+++ b/lib/dns/sdb.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: sdb.c,v 1.38 2001/11/15 20:32:03 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: sdb.c,v 1.39 2003/09/17 05:34:55 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -818,8 +818,10 @@ 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;