diff --git a/src/lib/SoftHSM.cpp b/src/lib/SoftHSM.cpp
index d2bf4037a..6eeac6103 100644
--- a/src/lib/SoftHSM.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/SoftHSM.cpp
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ CK_RV SoftHSM::C_GetMechanismInfo(CK_SLOT_ID slotID, CK_MECHANISM_TYPE type, CK_
}
CryptoFactory::i()->recycleAsymmetricAlgorithm(eddsa);
#endif
+ pInfo->flags = 0; // initialize flags
switch (type)
{
#ifndef WITH_FIPS