diff --git a/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c b/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
index eeb3f206c..66a6b8291 100644
--- a/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
+++ b/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
@@ -2421,14 +2421,11 @@ static response set_global_info(lvmetad_state *s, request r)
 
 static response get_global_info(lvmetad_state *s, request r)
 {
-	char reason[REASON_BUF_SIZE];
+	/* This buffer should be large enough to hold all the possible reasons. */
+	char reason[REASON_BUF_SIZE] = { 0 };
 	char flag_str[64];
 	int pid;
 
-	/* This buffer should be large enough to hold all the possible reasons. */
-
-	memset(reason, 0, sizeof(reason));
-
 	pid = (int)daemon_request_int(r, "pid", 0);
 
 	if (s->flags & GLFL_DISABLE) {