diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/irsd200.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/irsd200.c
index 5e751fb0b12f..253e4aef22fb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/irsd200.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/irsd200.c
@@ -763,10 +763,9 @@ static irqreturn_t irsd200_trigger_handler(int irq, void *pollf)
 	struct {
 		s16 channel;
 		aligned_s64 ts;
-	} scan;
+	} scan = { };
 	int ret;
 
-	memset(&scan, 0, sizeof(scan));
 	ret = irsd200_read_data(data, &scan.channel);
 	if (ret)
 		goto end;