diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
index f298c91f4f4e..c4a6b5ea64f1 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ static int btintel_read_version_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	memset(version, 0, sizeof(*version));
 	err = btintel_parse_version_tlv(hdev, version, skb);
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);