diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
index a7c2b8dced4e..42e55b5a755e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ remove_nh_grp_entry(struct net *net, struct nh_grp_entry *nhge,
 {
 	struct nh_grp_entry *nhges, *new_nhges;
 	struct nexthop *nhp = nhge->nh_parent;
-	struct netlink_ext_ack extack;
+	struct netlink_ext_ack extack = {};
 	struct nexthop *nh = nhge->nh;
 	struct nh_group *nhg, *newg;
 	int i, j, err;