diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index ad19585d960be79c0ec350c312fce978afaf2a9b..f208712c0b90d6b675f1ef1179f5825ae9f9f911 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,8 @@ static int cxgb_extension_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	case CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM:{
 		struct ch_reg edata;
 
+		memset(&edata, 0, sizeof(struct ch_reg));
+
 		edata.cmd = CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM;
 		edata.val = pi->nqsets;
 		if (copy_to_user(useraddr, &edata, sizeof(edata)))