diff --git a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
index 2db7113383fd..89d9fca02fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static ssize_t ec_dbgfs_cmd_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	int i, m;
 	unsigned char ec_cmd[EC_MAX_CMD_ARGS];
 	unsigned int ec_cmd_int[EC_MAX_CMD_ARGS];
-	char cmdbuf[64];
+	char cmdbuf[64] = "";
 	int ec_cmd_bytes;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec_dbgfs_lock);