diff --git a/drivers/io/io_fip.c b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
index 6a7f12395a75a838db42b09335ba0eb6087c9f3f..8a957081c61a15951bb772086d8e7fcf253577be 100644
--- a/drivers/io/io_fip.c
+++ b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static int fip_file_open(struct io_dev_info *dev_info, const void *spec,
 		entity->info = (uintptr_t)&current_file;
 	} else {
 		/* Did not find the file in the FIP. */
+		current_file.entry.offset_address = 0;
 		result = IO_FAIL;
 	}