diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 59f823dfbbcc..571de549fbaf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -1125,6 +1125,8 @@ static int nvmf_parse_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 void nvmf_set_io_queues(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts, u32 nr_io_queues,
 			u32 io_queues[HCTX_MAX_TYPES])
 {
+	memset(io_queues, 0, sizeof(*io_queues) * HCTX_MAX_TYPES);
+
 	if (opts->nr_write_queues && opts->nr_io_queues < nr_io_queues) {
 		/*
 		 * separate read/write queues