diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 9368a1c0196d..2b54f1cef2b0 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ static int p9_fcall_init(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_fcall *fc,
 	if (!fc->sdata)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	fc->capacity = alloc_msize;
+	fc->id = 0;
+	fc->tag = P9_NOTAG;
 	return 0;
 }