1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
index bb07656a5..718296d0f 100644
--- a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
+++ b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,7 @@ dirmngr_exit (int rc)
 void
 dirmngr_init_default_ctrl (ctrl_t ctrl)
 {
+  ctrl->magic = SERVER_CONTROL_MAGIC;
   if (opt.http_proxy)
     ctrl->http_proxy = xstrdup (opt.http_proxy);
 }
@@ -1478,6 +1479,8 @@ dirmngr_deinit_default_ctrl (ctrl_t ctrl)
 {
   if (!ctrl)
     return;
+  ctrl->magic = 0xdeadbeef;
+
   xfree (ctrl->http_proxy);
   ctrl->http_proxy = NULL;
 }