diff --git a/ssh/transport2.c b/ssh/transport2.c
index 62ad6ffd..ce6318aa 100644
--- a/ssh/transport2.c
+++ b/ssh/transport2.c
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ static void ssh2_transport_process_queue(PacketProtocolLayer *ppl)
      * Construct our KEXINIT packet, in a strbuf so we can refer to it
      * later.
      */
-    strbuf_clear(s->client_kexinit);
+    strbuf_clear(s->outgoing_kexinit);
     put_byte(s->outgoing_kexinit, SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT);
     random_read(strbuf_append(s->outgoing_kexinit, 16), 16);
     ssh2_write_kexinit_lists(