diff --git a/external/db_drivers/liblmdb/mdb_load.c b/external/db_drivers/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
index aab798bf0..c74ce81c9 100644
--- a/external/db_drivers/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
+++ b/external/db_drivers/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static void readhdr(void)
 {
 	char *ptr;
 
+	flags = 0;
 	while (fgets(dbuf.mv_data, dbuf.mv_size, stdin) != NULL) {
 		lineno++;
 		if (!strncmp(dbuf.mv_data, "VERSION=", STRLENOF("VERSION="))) {
@@ -396,7 +397,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	while(!Eof) {
 		MDB_val key, data;
 		int batch = 0;
-		flags = 0;
 		int appflag;
 
 		if (!dohdr) {