diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
index f22b44827e92..c4fcc62761a7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int ctx_fire_notification(u32 context_id, u32 priv_flags)
 		ev.msg.hdr.src = vmci_make_handle(VMCI_HYPERVISOR_CONTEXT_ID,
 						  VMCI_CONTEXT_RESOURCE_ID);
 		ev.msg.hdr.payload_size = sizeof(ev) - sizeof(ev.msg.hdr);
+		memset(&ev.msg.hdr + sizeof(ev.msg.hdr), 0, ev.msg.hdr.payload_size);
 		ev.msg.event_data.event = VMCI_EVENT_CTX_REMOVED;
 		ev.payload.context_id = context_id;