diff --git a/mld/link.c b/mld/link.c
index 88b295e..032c275 100644
--- a/mld/link.c
+++ b/mld/link.c
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ static void update_offsets(struct linker *linker)
 				ptr += add;
 				ent->off = ptr;
 				ent->padding = add;
+			} else {
+				ent->padding = 0;
 			}
 		}