diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index e9ddaa9b580d..19bfe25e675c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ static ssize_t usbtmc_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 		aligned = (transfersize + (USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE + 3)) & ~3;
 	}
 
+	memset(&buffer[USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE], 0, aligned - count);
 	if (copy_from_user(&buffer[USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE], buf, transfersize)) {
 		retval = -EFAULT;
 		up(&file_data->limit_write_sem);