diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/nxp-sar-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/nxp-sar-adc.c
index 1711cae7d872..8f4ed3db94f0 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/nxp-sar-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/nxp-sar-adc.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static void nxp_sar_adc_dma_cb(void *data)
 static int nxp_sar_adc_start_cyclic_dma(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct nxp_sar_adc *info = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	struct dma_slave_config config;
+	struct dma_slave_config config = { };
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	int ret;