diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a77174b99b07e8fbd863e50c159501e5d26e0224..f67ddf2cebcbe737364267bc2e1f21b2ba5dfdee 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -12634,7 +12634,7 @@ static int nl80211_set_rekey_data(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct nlattr *tb[NUM_NL80211_REKEY_DATA];
-	struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data rekey_data;
+	struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data rekey_data = {};
 	int err;
 
 	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_REKEY_DATA])