diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index b7a1e9a..da4fe82 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
      * 0. Initialize the RNG and the session data
      */
     memset( &ssl, 0, sizeof( ssl_context ) );
-    memset( &cacert, 0, sizeof( x509_cert ) );
+    x509_crt_init( &cacert );
 
     printf( "\n  . Seeding the random number generator..." );
     fflush( stdout );