diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
index e32cd9fbc7c2..cdbd800cac96 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ static void nft_nat_setup_netmap(struct nf_nat_range2 *range,
 				 const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 				 const struct nft_nat *priv)
 {
+	union nf_inet_addr new_addr = {};
 	struct sk_buff *skb = pkt->skb;
-	union nf_inet_addr new_addr;
 	__be32 netmask;
 	int i, len = 0;