diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 76284fc538eb..1f2a939d341c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_buf_acquire(u32 size, gfp_t gfp)
        if (skb) {
                skb_reserve(skb, BUF_HEADROOM);
                skb_put(skb, size);
+               memset(skb->data, 0, size);
                skb->next = NULL;
        }
        return skb;