diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index cd9a137ad6ce..3db59fd6f676 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ static void io_preinit_req(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	/* not necessary, but safer to zero */
 	memset(&req->cqe, 0, sizeof(req->cqe));
 	memset(&req->big_cqe, 0, sizeof(req->big_cqe));
+	memset(&req->cmd, 0, sizeof(req->cmd));
 }
 
 static void io_flush_cached_locked_reqs(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,