1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index fa34c3827..c99758617 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -746,6 +746,10 @@ static CURLcode easy_perform(struct Curl_easy *data, bool events)
   if(!data)
     return CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT;
 
+  if(data->set.errorbuffer)
+    /* clear this as early as possible */
+    data->set.errorbuffer[0] = 0;
+
   if(data->multi) {
     failf(data, "easy handle already used in multi handle");
     return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;