diff --git a/master_utils.c b/master_utils.c
index 41763f43..a1d72f77 100644
--- a/master_utils.c
+++ b/master_utils.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ int uwsgi_respawn_worker(int wid) {
 		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].pid = uwsgi.mypid;
 		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].id = uwsgi.mywid;
 		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].harakiri = 0;
+
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].rss_size = 0;
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].vsz_size = 0;
 		// do not reset worker counters on reload !!!
 		//uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].requests = 0;
 		// ...but maintain a delta counter (yes this is racy in multithread)