diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 59adc4e6e9ee..6bb778e10461 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ static int ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 static int ethtool_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 				      void __user *useraddr)
 {
+	struct ethtool_link_ksettings link_ksettings = {};
 	int err;
-	struct ethtool_link_ksettings link_ksettings;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();