diff --git a/src/packet.c b/src/packet.c
index 9897f777..04937d62 100644
--- a/src/packet.c
+++ b/src/packet.c
@@ -1323,9 +1323,11 @@ _libssh2_packet_requirev(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session,
 
         if(strchr((char *) packet_types, ret)) {
             /* Be lazy, let packet_ask pull it out of the brigade */
-            return _libssh2_packet_askv(session, packet_types, data,
+            int ret = _libssh2_packet_askv(session, packet_types, data,
                                         data_len, match_ofs, match_buf,
                                         match_len);
+            state->start = 0;
+            return ret;
         }
     }