diff --git a/net/sched/sch_etf.c b/net/sched/sch_etf.c
index ada87a81da6a..aaafcf640bc7 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_etf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_etf.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static void report_sock_error(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 err, u8 code)
 		return;
 
 	serr = SKB_EXT_ERR(clone);
+	memset(serr, 0, sizeof(*serr));
 	serr->ee.ee_errno = err;
 	serr->ee.ee_origin = SO_EE_ORIGIN_TXTIME;
 	serr->ee.ee_type = 0;