diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
index c9ecdedb5..d14a7c5e6 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_exists(ngx_http_file_cache_t *cache, ngx_http_cache_t *c)
 
     fcn->uses = 1;
     fcn->count = 1;
+    fcn->updating = 0;
 
 renew:
 
@@ -1429,6 +1430,7 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_add(ngx_http_file_cache_t *cache, ngx_http_cache_t *c)
         fcn->valid_msec = c->valid_msec;
         fcn->error = 0;
         fcn->exists = 1;
+        fcn->updating = 0;
         fcn->uniq = c->uniq;
         fcn->valid_sec = c->valid_sec;
         fcn->body_start = c->body_start;