diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index fff1bef6ed6d..fd682832a0e3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1333,6 +1333,8 @@ static struct iw_statistics *cfg80211_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	memcpy(bssid, wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	wdev_unlock(wdev);
 
+	memset(&sinfo, 0, sizeof(sinfo));
+
 	if (rdev_get_station(rdev, dev, bssid, &sinfo))
 		return NULL;