diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sysfs.c b/net/sunrpc/sysfs.c
index 49686bf740e6..e638b92b7ad1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sysfs.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static ssize_t rpc_sysfs_xprt_switch_add_xprt_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt_switch *xprt_switch =
 		rpc_sysfs_xprt_switch_kobj_get_xprt(kobj);
-	struct xprt_create xprt_create_args;
+	struct xprt_create xprt_create_args = {};
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt, *new;
 
 	if (!xprt_switch)