diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index b5f30d7d30d0..f86f45a59c9a 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1169,8 +1169,8 @@ struct sock *netlink_getsockbyfilp(struct file *filp)
 static struct sk_buff *netlink_alloc_large_skb(unsigned int size,
 					       int broadcast)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	void *data;
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	void *data = NULL;
 
 	if (size <= NLMSG_GOODSIZE || broadcast)
 		return alloc_skb(size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1848,9 +1848,9 @@ static int netlink_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_nl *, addr, msg->msg_name);
 	u32 dst_portid;
 	u32 dst_group;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	int err;
-	struct scm_cookie scm;
+	struct scm_cookie scm = {};
 	u32 netlink_skb_flags = 0;
 
 	if (msg->msg_flags&MSG_OOB)