diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 5b87eee8ccc8..a591fdccdce0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static ssize_t ucma_connect(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 {
 	struct rdma_conn_param conn_param;
 	struct rdma_ucm_ece ece = {};
-	struct rdma_ucm_connect cmd;
+	struct rdma_ucm_connect cmd = {};
 	struct ucma_context *ctx;
 	size_t in_size;
 	int ret;