diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_ptl.c b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_ptl.c
index 277b3a98cb..15bb29bda5 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_ptl.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_ptl.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ static void mca_pml_base_ptl_construct(mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl)
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache, ompi_list_t);
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache_lock, ompi_mutex_t);
     ptl->ptl = NULL;
+    ptl->ptl_cache_size = 0;
+    ptl->ptl_cache_alloc = 0;
 }
 
 static void mca_pml_base_ptl_destruct(mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl)