diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
index f0514251d4f3..a7e81f9e1be1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int txgbe_qsfp_to_linkmodes(struct wx *wx, struct txgbe_sff_id *id)
 
 int txgbe_identify_module(struct wx *wx)
 {
-	struct txgbe_hic_get_module_info buffer;
+	struct txgbe_hic_get_module_info buffer = { 0 };
 	struct txgbe_sff_id *id;
 	int err = 0;
 	u32 mod_abs;