diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index a4cc228cab93..0ce12490ae13 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1524,9 +1524,11 @@ static inline size_t userpolicy_type_attrsize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_SUB_POLICY
 static int copy_to_user_policy_type(u8 type, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct xfrm_userpolicy_type upt = {
-		.type = type,
-	};
+	struct xfrm_userpolicy_type upt;
+
+	/* Sadly there are two holes in struct xfrm_userpolicy_type */
+	memset(&upt, 0, sizeof(upt));
+	upt.type = type;
 
 	return nla_put(skb, XFRMA_POLICY_TYPE, sizeof(upt), &upt);
 }