diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/sinit.c b/src/cmd/gc/sinit.c
index 51c5f70222..19faf4e956 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/sinit.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/sinit.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ slicelit(int ctxt, Node *n, Node *var, NodeList **init)
 	t->bound = mpgetfix(n->right->val.u.xval);
 	t->width = 0;
 	t->sym = nil;
+	t->haspointers = 0;
 	dowidth(t);
 
 	if(ctxt != 0) {