diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 412656c34f20..c050b6a42786 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ do_ip_vs_set_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	int ret;
-	unsigned char arg[MAX_SET_ARGLEN];
+	unsigned char arg[MAX_SET_ARGLEN] = {};
 	struct ip_vs_service_user *usvc_compat;
 	struct ip_vs_service_user_kern usvc;
 	struct ip_vs_service *svc;