diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dirtree_repair.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dirtree_repair.c
index 8acd55b8c769..1d1eafcf6eb5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dirtree_repair.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dirtree_repair.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ xrep_dirtree_unlink(
 	}
 
 	if (xfs_has_parent(sc->mp)) {
+		memset(&dl->ppargs, 0, sizeof(dl->ppargs));
 		error = xfs_parent_removename(sc->tp, &dl->ppargs, dp,
 				&dl->xname, sc->ip);
 		if (error)