diff --git a/daemons/lvmlockd/lvmlockctl.c b/daemons/lvmlockd/lvmlockctl.c
index 40432b551..c2a998c8c 100644
--- a/daemons/lvmlockd/lvmlockctl.c
+++ b/daemons/lvmlockd/lvmlockctl.c
@@ -280,13 +280,12 @@ static void format_info_line(char *line, char *r_name, char *r_type)
 
 static void format_info(void)
 {
-	char line[MAX_LINE];
-	char r_name[MAX_NAME+1];
-	char r_type[MAX_NAME+1];
+	char line[MAX_LINE] = { 0 };
+	char r_name[MAX_NAME+1] = { 0 };
+	char r_type[MAX_NAME+1] = { 0 };
 	int i, j;
 
 	j = 0;
-	memset(line, 0, sizeof(line));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dump_len; i++) {
 		line[j++] = dump_buf[i];