diff --git a/src/libopensc/pkcs15-piv.c b/src/libopensc/pkcs15-piv.c
index 0328409fc4..57987b8159 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/pkcs15-piv.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/pkcs15-piv.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static int sc_pkcs15emu_piv_init(sc_pkcs15_card_t *p15card)
 	for (i = 0; i < PIV_NUM_KEYS; i++) {
 		struct sc_pkcs15_prkey_info prkey_info;
 		struct sc_pkcs15_object     prkey_obj;
-		u8 pin_policy;
+		u8 pin_policy = prkeys[i].ref;
 
 		memset(&prkey_info, 0, sizeof(prkey_info));
 		memset(&prkey_obj,  0, sizeof(prkey_obj));