1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/auth-pam.c b/auth-pam.c
index 397f7d3a8..15a691b11 100644
--- a/auth-pam.c
+++ b/auth-pam.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pthread_create(sp_pthread_t *thread, const void *attr __unused,
 {
         pid_t pid;
 
+        sshpam_thread_status = -1;
         switch ((pid = fork())) {
         case -1:
                 error("fork(): %s", strerror(errno));