diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index 9d1bdcdc1331..4ca6627a7459 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int __virtscsi_add_cmd(struct virtqueue *vq,
 			    size_t req_size, size_t resp_size)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *sc = cmd->sc;
-	struct scatterlist *sgs[6], req, resp;
+	struct scatterlist *sgs[6], req = {}, resp = {};
 	struct sg_table *out, *in;
 	unsigned out_num = 0, in_num = 0;