diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index b505bb062d07..864793a611b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -3267,6 +3267,7 @@ TEST(user_notification_signal)
 
 	close(sk_pair[1]);
 
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_RECV, &req), 0);
 
 	EXPECT_EQ(kill(pid, SIGUSR1), 0);
@@ -3285,6 +3286,7 @@ TEST(user_notification_signal)
 	EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_SEND, &resp), -1);
 	EXPECT_EQ(errno, ENOENT);
 
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_RECV, &req), 0);
 
 	resp.id = req.id;