diff --git a/include/net/flow_dissector.h b/include/net/flow_dissector.h
index 227dc0a84172..ddf916e5e57d 100644
--- a/include/net/flow_dissector.h
+++ b/include/net/flow_dissector.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/siphash.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/if_ether.h>
 
 /**
@@ -282,4 +283,12 @@ static inline void *skb_flow_dissector_target(struct flow_dissector *flow_dissec
 	return ((char *)target_container) + flow_dissector->offset[key_id];
 }
 
+static inline void
+flow_dissector_init_keys(struct flow_dissector_key_control *key_control,
+			 struct flow_dissector_key_basic *key_basic)
+{
+	memset(key_control, 0, sizeof(*key_control));
+	memset(key_basic, 0, sizeof(*key_basic));
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 80a5a6d503c8..8974bd25c71e 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static int fl_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	if (!atomic_read(&head->ht.nelems))
 		return -1;
 
+	flow_dissector_init_keys(&skb_key.control, &skb_key.basic);
 	fl_clear_masked_range(&skb_key, &head->mask);
 
 	info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);