diff --git a/walker.c b/walker.c
index 31de6c16b..0e68ee6d2 100644
--- a/walker.c
+++ b/walker.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static int process_tree(struct walker *walker, struct tree *tree)
 	free(tree->buffer);
 	tree->buffer = NULL;
 	tree->size = 0;
+	tree->object.parsed = 0;
 	return 0;
 }