diff --git a/libraries/libldif/fetch.c b/libraries/libldif/fetch.c
index ffa0175dc4..3ccd80e764 100644
--- a/libraries/libldif/fetch.c
+++ b/libraries/libldif/fetch.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ldif_fetch_url(
 
 #else
 	*valuep = NULL;
-	*vlenp = NULL;
+	*vlenp = 0;
 	return -1;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/libraries/libldif/line64.c b/libraries/libldif/line64.c
index b087ec5592..f331b43c95 100644
--- a/libraries/libldif/line64.c
+++ b/libraries/libldif/line64.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ldif_parse_line(
 
 	*typep = NULL;
 	*valuep = NULL;
-	*vlenp = NULL;
+	*vlenp = 0;
 
 	/* skip any leading space */
 	while ( isspace( (unsigned char) *line ) ) {