diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index c7325226cb86..531db70aa9f9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ static void __evdev_queue_syn_dropped(struct evdev_client *client)
 	struct timespec64 ts = ktime_to_timespec64(ev_time[client->clk_type]);
 	struct input_event ev;
 
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
 	ev.input_event_sec = ts.tv_sec;
 	ev.input_event_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	ev.type = EV_SYN;
 	ev.code = SYN_DROPPED;
-	ev.value = 0;
 
 	client->buffer[client->head++] = ev;
 	client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
@@ -218,20 +218,20 @@ static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 	client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
 
 	if (unlikely(client->head == client->tail)) {
+		struct input_event ev;
+
+		memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+		ev.input_event_sec = event->input_event_sec;
+		ev.input_event_usec = event->input_event_usec;
+		ev.type = EV_SYN;
+		ev.code = SYN_DROPPED;
+
 		/*
 		 * This effectively "drops" all unconsumed events, leaving
 		 * EV_SYN/SYN_DROPPED plus the newest event in the queue.
 		 */
 		client->tail = (client->head - 2) & (client->bufsize - 1);
-
-		client->buffer[client->tail] = (struct input_event) {
-			.input_event_sec = event->input_event_sec,
-			.input_event_usec = event->input_event_usec,
-			.type = EV_SYN,
-			.code = SYN_DROPPED,
-			.value = 0,
-		};
-
+		client->buffer[client->tail] = ev;
 		client->packet_head = client->tail;
 	}
 
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
 	if (client->revoked)
 		return;
 
+	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
+
 	ts = ktime_to_timespec64(ev_time[client->clk_type]);
 	event.input_event_sec = ts.tv_sec;
 	event.input_event_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;