diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f1acc5ec72..e6c73264f9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-326 | 2019-05-23 10:49:38 -0700
+
+  * Fix parse-time RecordVal tracking containing duplicates (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 2.6-325 | 2019-05-22 23:56:23 -0700
 
   * Add leak-checks for new copy operations (Johanna Amann, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3dcfccc301..338bb476a3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-325
+2.6-326
diff --git a/src/Val.cc b/src/Val.cc
index 4ef0eda182..8d6dc71fc9 100644
--- a/src/Val.cc
+++ b/src/Val.cc
@@ -2887,6 +2887,12 @@ RecordVal::RecordVal(RecordType* t, bool init_fields) : MutableVal(t)
 	int n = record_type->NumFields();
 	val_list* vl = val.val_list_val = new val_list(n);
 
+	if ( is_parsing )
+		{
+		parse_time_records.emplace_back(this);
+		Ref();
+		}
+
 	if ( ! init_fields )
 		return;
 
@@ -2928,12 +2934,6 @@ RecordVal::RecordVal(RecordType* t, bool init_fields) : MutableVal(t)
 		vl->append(def ? def->Ref() : 0);
 
 		Unref(def);
-
-		if ( is_parsing )
-			{
-			parse_time_records.emplace_back(this);
-			Ref();
-			}
 		}
 	}