diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index b8240737dc51..a590e07ce0a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -919,11 +919,11 @@ static long tap_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	struct tap_queue *q = file->private_data;
 	struct tap_dev *tap;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
+	struct sockaddr_storage ss = {};
 	struct ifreq __user *ifr = argp;
 	unsigned int __user *up = argp;
 	unsigned short u;
 	int __user *sp = argp;
-	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 	int s;
 	int ret;