diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 909b9e684e04..b03062f84fe7 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart bcm_tx_timeout_handler(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 		if (!op->count && (op->flags & TX_COUNTEVT)) {
 
 			/* create notification to user */
+			memset(&msg_head, 0, sizeof(msg_head));
 			msg_head.opcode  = TX_EXPIRED;
 			msg_head.flags   = op->flags;
 			msg_head.count   = op->count;
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_changed(struct bcm_op *op, struct canfd_frame *data)
 	/* this element is not throttled anymore */
 	data->flags &= (BCM_CAN_FLAGS_MASK|RX_RECV);
 
+	memset(&head, 0, sizeof(head));
 	head.opcode  = RX_CHANGED;
 	head.flags   = op->flags;
 	head.count   = op->count;
@@ -560,6 +562,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart bcm_rx_timeout_handler(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 	}
 
 	/* create notification to user */
+	memset(&msg_head, 0, sizeof(msg_head));
 	msg_head.opcode  = RX_TIMEOUT;
 	msg_head.flags   = op->flags;
 	msg_head.count   = op->count;