diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
index 2a6993fa40d7..557c8a9e27c7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ int nf_flow_table_offload_setup(struct nf_flowtable *flowtable,
 				enum flow_block_command cmd)
 {
 	struct netlink_ext_ack extack = {};
-	struct flow_block_offload bo;
+	struct flow_block_offload bo = {};
 	int err;
 
 	if (!nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable))