diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 6968154a073e..ac9f173c4311 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1435,8 +1435,9 @@ static int __mlx4_ib_create_default_rules(
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pdefault_rules->rules_create_list); i++) {
+		union ib_flow_spec ib_spec = {};
 		int ret;
-		union ib_flow_spec ib_spec;
+
 		switch (pdefault_rules->rules_create_list[i]) {
 		case 0:
 			/* no rule */