diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sunplus.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sunplus.c
index d0ddfa957ca9..f4a4222f0d2e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sunplus.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sunplus.c
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ static void reg_r(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("reg_r err %d\n", ret);
 		gspca_dev->usb_err = ret;
+		/*
+		 * Make sure the buffer is zeroed to avoid uninitialized
+		 * values.
+		 */
+		memset(gspca_dev->usb_buf, 0, USB_BUF_SZ);
 	}
 }