diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index ca7e277e8b5f..e10314223cbf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static int bpf_obj_get(const union bpf_attr *attr)
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(bpf, int, cmd, union bpf_attr __user *, uattr, unsigned int, size)
 {
-	union bpf_attr attr = {};
+	union bpf_attr attr;
 	int err;
 
 	if (sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(bpf, int, cmd, union bpf_attr __user *, uattr, unsigned int, siz
 	}
 
 	/* copy attributes from user space, may be less than sizeof(bpf_attr) */
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
 	if (copy_from_user(&attr, uattr, size) != 0)
 		return -EFAULT;