diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 067f2d026c..b8d90ed43c 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -7779,6 +7779,8 @@ remoteConnectGetAllDomainStats(virConnectPtr conn,
     virDomainStatsRecordPtr elem = NULL;
     virDomainStatsRecordPtr *tmpret = NULL;
 
+    memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
+
     if (ndoms) {
         if (VIR_ALLOC_N(args.doms.doms_val, ndoms) < 0)
             goto cleanup;