diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index d86053002c16..2f9517ddb605 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ static int dcbnl_getperm_hwaddr(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_GPERM_HWADDR;
 
+	memset(perm_addr, 0, sizeof(perm_addr));
 	netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpermhwaddr(netdev, perm_addr);
 
 	ret = nla_put(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_PERM_HWADDR, sizeof(perm_addr),
@@ -1238,6 +1239,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (ops->ieee_getets) {
 		struct ieee_ets ets;
+		memset(&ets, 0, sizeof(ets));
 		err = ops->ieee_getets(netdev, &ets);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets);
@@ -1245,6 +1247,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (ops->ieee_getpfc) {
 		struct ieee_pfc pfc;
+		memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
 		err = ops->ieee_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc);
@@ -1277,6 +1280,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* get peer info if available */
 	if (ops->ieee_peer_getets) {
 		struct ieee_ets ets;
+		memset(&ets, 0, sizeof(ets));
 		err = ops->ieee_peer_getets(netdev, &ets);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets);
@@ -1284,6 +1288,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (ops->ieee_peer_getpfc) {
 		struct ieee_pfc pfc;
+		memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
 		err = ops->ieee_peer_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc);
@@ -1463,6 +1468,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* peer info if available */
 	if (ops->cee_peer_getpg) {
 		struct cee_pg pg;
+		memset(&pg, 0, sizeof(pg));
 		err = ops->cee_peer_getpg(netdev, &pg);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_CEE_PEER_PG, sizeof(pg), &pg);
@@ -1470,6 +1476,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (ops->cee_peer_getpfc) {
 		struct cee_pfc pfc;
+		memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
 		err = ops->cee_peer_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
 		if (!err)
 			NLA_PUT(skb, DCB_ATTR_CEE_PEER_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc);