diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 044f9d44001b..a204c738e9cf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -4751,7 +4751,7 @@ static int cma_iboe_join_multicast(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
 	int err = 0;
 	struct sockaddr *addr = (struct sockaddr *)&mc->addr;
 	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
-	struct ib_sa_multicast ib;
+	struct ib_sa_multicast ib = {};
 	enum ib_gid_type gid_type;
 	bool send_only;