diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
index 32c9925de473..1f94ea46c01a 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ void mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev)
 		unmap_direct_mr(mvdev, dmr);
 		kfree(dmr);
 	}
-	memset(mr, 0, sizeof(*mr));
 	mr->initialized = false;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mr->mkey_mtx);