diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
index 7f6a292dd0..5fa46372e3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
                 if (m_udpBuffersPoolPtr < 999)
                 {
                     buf.RemoteEndPoint = null;
+                    buf.DataLength = 0;
                     m_udpBuffersPoolPtr++;
                     m_udpBuffersPool[m_udpBuffersPoolPtr] = buf;
                 }