diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
index 3959f23c487a..1c8c5f238a67 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
@@ -1284,6 +1284,7 @@ int ntfs_create_inode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
+	memset(new_de, 0, PATH_MAX);
 	/* Avoid any operation if inode is bad. */
 	if (unlikely(is_bad_ni(dir_ni))) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1723,6 +1724,7 @@ int ntfs_link_inode(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	memset(de, 0, PATH_MAX);
 	/* Mark rw ntfs as dirty. It will be cleared at umount. */
 	ntfs_set_state(sbi, NTFS_DIRTY_DIRTY);
 
@@ -1761,6 +1763,7 @@ int ntfs_unlink_inode(struct inode *dir, const struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	memset(de, 0, PATH_MAX);
 	ni_lock(ni);
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !dir_is_empty(inode)) {