diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
index f22b44827e92..e8c58c3993c3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int ctx_fire_notification(u32 context_id, u32 priv_flags)
 	array_size = vmci_handle_arr_get_size(subscriber_array);
 	for (i = 0; i < array_size; i++) {
 		int result;
-		struct vmci_event_ctx ev;
+		struct vmci_event_ctx ev = {0};
 
 		ev.msg.hdr.dst = vmci_handle_arr_get_entry(subscriber_array, i);
 		ev.msg.hdr.src = vmci_make_handle(VMCI_HYPERVISOR_CONTEXT_ID,