diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index 8d2f7c9b491d..4a116d766c15 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ static int irda_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self = irda_sk(sk);
-	struct irda_device_list list;
+	struct irda_device_list list = { 0 };
 	struct irda_device_info *discoveries;
 	struct irda_ias_set *	ias_opt;	/* IAS get/query params */
 	struct ias_object *	ias_obj;	/* Object in IAS */