diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 7c6155f5865b..245c5f340ae5 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -1746,6 +1746,7 @@ static int snd_timer_user_params(struct file *file,
 	if (tu->timeri->flags & SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_EARLY_EVENT) {
 		if (tu->tread) {
 			struct snd_timer_tread tread;
+			memset(&tread, 0, sizeof(tread));
 			tread.event = SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_EARLY;
 			tread.tstamp.tv_sec = 0;
 			tread.tstamp.tv_nsec = 0;