diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
index 67863ec9231e..ceb1430b3d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ static int qp_notify_peer_local(bool attach, struct vmci_handle handle)
 	u32 context_id = vmci_get_context_id();
 	struct vmci_event_qp ev;
 
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
 	ev.msg.hdr.dst = vmci_make_handle(context_id, VMCI_EVENT_HANDLER);
 	ev.msg.hdr.src = vmci_make_handle(VMCI_HYPERVISOR_CONTEXT_ID,
 					  VMCI_CONTEXT_RESOURCE_ID);
@@ -1563,6 +1564,7 @@ static int qp_notify_peer(bool attach,
 	 * kernel.
 	 */
 
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
 	ev.msg.hdr.dst = vmci_make_handle(peer_id, VMCI_EVENT_HANDLER);
 	ev.msg.hdr.src = vmci_make_handle(VMCI_HYPERVISOR_CONTEXT_ID,
 					  VMCI_CONTEXT_RESOURCE_ID);