1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/os/rstream.c b/src/os/rstream.c
index 90ead839c5..e14075c8db 100644
--- a/src/os/rstream.c
+++ b/src/os/rstream.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ RStream * rstream_new(rstream_cb cb,
   rv->stream = NULL;
   rv->fread_idle = NULL;
   rv->free_handle = false;
+  rv->file_type = UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE;
 
   return rv;
 }