diff --git a/tools/debugedit.c b/tools/debugedit.c
index 84483ef..9f8dcd0 100644
--- a/tools/debugedit.c
+++ b/tools/debugedit.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ get_line_table (DSO *dso, size_t off, struct line_table **table)
   *table = NULL;
 
   t->old_idx = off;
+  t->new_idx = off;
   t->size_diff = 0;
   t->replace_dirs = false;
   t->replace_files = false;