diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c b/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
index 88ed85cf1844..566f1bb8fe2a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static irqreturn_t opt4060_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct  {
 		u32 chan[OPT4060_NUM_CHANS];
 		aligned_s64 ts;
-	} raw;
+	} raw = { };
 	int i = 0;
 	int chan, ret;
 
@@ -1091,8 +1091,6 @@ static irqreturn_t opt4060_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	if (iio_trigger_validate_own_device(idev->trig, idev))
 		opt4060_trigger_new_samples(idev);
 
-	memset(&raw, 0, sizeof(raw));
-
 	iio_for_each_active_channel(idev, chan) {
 		if (chan == OPT4060_ILLUM)
 			ret = opt4060_calc_illuminance(chip, &raw.chan[i++]);