diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index c30c6ceac2c4..d02ee4026e32 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int v9fs_xattr_set_acl(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	switch (handler->flags) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 		if (acl) {
-			struct iattr iattr;
+			struct iattr iattr = { 0 };
 			struct posix_acl *old_acl = acl;
 
 			retval = posix_acl_update_mode(inode, &iattr.ia_mode, &acl);