diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
index 57523f893a72..debf57a52d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
@@ -1279,14 +1279,12 @@ static irqreturn_t ltr501_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct {
 		u16 channels[3];
 		aligned_s64 ts;
-	} scan;
+	} scan = { };
 	__le16 als_buf[2];
 	u8 mask = 0;
 	int j = 0;
 	int ret, psdata;
 
-	memset(&scan, 0, sizeof(scan));
-
 	/* figure out which data needs to be ready */
 	if (test_bit(0, indio_dev->active_scan_mask) ||
 	    test_bit(1, indio_dev->active_scan_mask))