diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
index 7c6e0811f2e6..ee823a18294c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ static int aq_update_txsa(struct aq_nic_s *nic, const unsigned int sc_idx,
 
 	ret = aq_mss_set_egress_sakey_record(hw, &key_rec, sa_idx);
 
+	memzero_explicit(&key_rec, sizeof(key_rec));
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -932,6 +933,7 @@ static int aq_update_rxsa(struct aq_nic_s *nic, const unsigned int sc_idx,
 
 	ret = aq_mss_set_ingress_sakey_record(hw, &sa_key_record, sa_idx);
 
+	memzero_explicit(&sa_key_record, sizeof(sa_key_record));
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/macsec/macsec_api.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/macsec/macsec_api.c
index 36c7cf05630a..431924959520 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/macsec/macsec_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/macsec/macsec_api.c
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ set_ingress_sakey_record(struct aq_hw_s *hw,
 			 u16 table_index)
 {
 	u16 packed_record[18];
+	int ret;
 
 	if (table_index >= NUMROWS_INGRESSSAKEYRECORD)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -789,9 +790,12 @@ set_ingress_sakey_record(struct aq_hw_s *hw,
 
 	packed_record[16] = rec->key_len & 0x3;
 
-	return set_raw_ingress_record(hw, packed_record, 18, 2,
-				      ROWOFFSET_INGRESSSAKEYRECORD +
-					      table_index);
+	ret = set_raw_ingress_record(hw, packed_record, 18, 2,
+				     ROWOFFSET_INGRESSSAKEYRECORD +
+				     table_index);
+
+	memzero_explicit(packed_record, sizeof(packed_record));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int aq_mss_set_ingress_sakey_record(struct aq_hw_s *hw,
@@ -1739,14 +1743,14 @@ static int set_egress_sakey_record(struct aq_hw_s *hw,
 	ret = set_raw_egress_record(hw, packed_record, 8, 2,
 				    ROWOFFSET_EGRESSSAKEYRECORD + table_index);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return ret;
+		goto clear_key;
 	ret = set_raw_egress_record(hw, packed_record + 8, 8, 2,
 				    ROWOFFSET_EGRESSSAKEYRECORD + table_index -
 					    32);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return ret;
 
-	return 0;
+clear_key:
+	memzero_explicit(packed_record, sizeof(packed_record));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int aq_mss_set_egress_sakey_record(struct aq_hw_s *hw,