diff --git a/modules/access/live555.cpp b/modules/access/live555.cpp
index b219147b09..e90382eeb3 100644
--- a/modules/access/live555.cpp
+++ b/modules/access/live555.cpp
@@ -1043,11 +1043,13 @@ static int SessionsSetup( demux_t *p_demux )
                     unsigned char *p_extra;
                     tk->fmt.i_codec = VLC_CODEC_OPUS;
                     OpusHeader header;
+                    opus_header_init(&header);
                     // "The RTP clock rate in "a=rtpmap" MUST be 48000 and the number of channels MUST be 2."
                     // See: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-payload-rtp-opus-11#section-7
                     opus_prepare_header( 2, 48000, &header );
                     if( opus_write_header( &p_extra, &i_extra, &header, NULL ) )
                         return VLC_ENOMEM;
+                    opus_header_clean(&header);
                     tk->fmt.i_extra = i_extra;
                     tk->fmt.p_extra = p_extra;
                 }
diff --git a/modules/codec/opus.c b/modules/codec/opus.c
index a1557cf443..5ae8c7fe5b 100644
--- a/modules/codec/opus.c
+++ b/modules/codec/opus.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static int OpenDecoder( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( ( p_dec->p_sys = p_sys = malloc(sizeof(decoder_sys_t)) ) == NULL )
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
     p_dec->p_sys->b_has_headers = false;
+    opus_header_init(&p_sys->header);
 
     date_Set( &p_sys->end_date, 0 );
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ static block_t *Packetize( decoder_t *p_dec, block_t **pp_block )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int ProcessHeaders( decoder_t *p_dec )
 {
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
     ogg_packet oggpacket;
 
     unsigned pi_size[XIPH_MAX_HEADER_COUNT];
@@ -267,10 +269,13 @@ static int ProcessHeaders( decoder_t *p_dec )
         (i_extra > 10 && memcmp( &p_extra[2], "OpusHead", 8 )) ) /* Borked muxers */
     {
         OpusHeader header;
+        opus_header_init(&header);
         opus_prepare_header( p_dec->fmt_in.audio.i_channels,
                              p_dec->fmt_in.audio.i_rate, &header );
-        if( opus_write_header( &p_alloc, &i_extra, &header,
-                               opus_get_version_string() ) )
+        int ret = opus_write_header( &p_alloc, &i_extra, &header,
+                                     opus_get_version_string() );
+        opus_header_clean(&header);
+        if(ret != 0)
         {
             free( p_alloc );
             return VLC_ENOMEM;
@@ -296,7 +301,11 @@ static int ProcessHeaders( decoder_t *p_dec )
     int ret = ProcessInitialHeader( p_dec, &oggpacket );
 
     if (ret != VLC_SUCCESS)
+    {
         msg_Err( p_dec, "initial Opus header is corrupted" );
+        opus_header_clean( &p_sys->header );
+        opus_header_init( &p_sys->header );
+    }
 
     free( p_alloc );
 
@@ -512,6 +521,7 @@ static void CloseDecoder( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     if( p_sys->p_st ) opus_multistream_decoder_destroy(p_sys->p_st);
 
+    opus_header_clean( &p_sys->header );
     free( p_sys );
 }
 
@@ -650,6 +660,7 @@ static int OpenEncoder(vlc_object_t *p_this)
     enc->fmt_out.audio.i_channels = enc->fmt_in.audio.i_channels;
 
     OpusHeader header;
+    opus_header_init(&header);
 
     opus_prepare_header(enc->fmt_out.audio.i_channels,
             enc->fmt_out.audio.i_rate, &header);
@@ -724,9 +735,12 @@ static int OpenEncoder(vlc_object_t *p_this)
         sys->padding = NULL;
     }
 
+    opus_header_clean(&header);
+
     return status;
 
 error:
+    opus_header_clean(&header);
     if (sys->enc)
         opus_multistream_encoder_destroy(sys->enc);
     free(sys->buffer);
diff --git a/modules/codec/opus_header.c b/modules/codec/opus_header.c
index a19d9c73f7..4d9d1bb50b 100644
--- a/modules/codec/opus_header.c
+++ b/modules/codec/opus_header.c
@@ -421,3 +421,19 @@ int opus_write_header(uint8_t **p_extra, int *i_extra, OpusHeader *header, const
     return 0;
 }
 
+void opus_header_init(OpusHeader *h)
+{
+    h->version = 0;
+    h->channels = 0;
+    h->preskip = 3840; /* default is 80 ms */
+    h->input_sample_rate = 0; /* unknown */
+    h->gain = 0;
+    h->channel_mapping = 255; /* unknown */
+    h->nb_streams = 0;
+    h->nb_coupled = 0;
+}
+
+void opus_header_clean(OpusHeader *h)
+{
+    VLC_UNUSED(h);
+}
diff --git a/modules/codec/opus_header.h b/modules/codec/opus_header.h
index 4b6a4e5d3c..13029ae27b 100644
--- a/modules/codec/opus_header.h
+++ b/modules/codec/opus_header.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned char stream_map[255];
 } OpusHeader;
 
+void opus_header_init(OpusHeader *);
+void opus_header_clean(OpusHeader *);
 int opus_header_parse(const unsigned char *header, int len, OpusHeader *h);
 void opus_prepare_header(unsigned channels, unsigned rate, OpusHeader *header);
 int opus_write_header(uint8_t **p_extra, int *i_extra, OpusHeader *header, const char *vendor);
diff --git a/modules/demux/mpeg/ts_psi.c b/modules/demux/mpeg/ts_psi.c
index 46bfd679d9..67ad7fd66b 100644
--- a/modules/demux/mpeg/ts_psi.c
+++ b/modules/demux/mpeg/ts_psi.c
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ static int vlc_ceil_log2( const unsigned int val )
 static void OpusSetup(demux_t *demux, uint8_t *p, size_t len, es_format_t *p_fmt)
 {
     OpusHeader h;
+    opus_header_init(&h);
 
     /* default mapping */
     static const unsigned char map[8] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 };
@@ -930,6 +931,7 @@ static void OpusSetup(demux_t *demux, uint8_t *p, size_t len, es_format_t *p_fmt
 
     if (!channels) {
         msg_Err(demux, "Opus channel configuration 0x%.2x not supported yet", p[1]);
+        opus_header_clean(&h);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -952,10 +954,12 @@ static void OpusSetup(demux_t *demux, uint8_t *p, size_t len, es_format_t *p_fmt
             p_fmt->audio.i_rate = 48000;
         }
     }
+    opus_header_clean(&h);
 
     return;
 
 explicit_config_too_short:
+    opus_header_clean(&h);
     msg_Err(demux, "Opus descriptor too short");
 }