diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 41ff5595c86062..186ed3c22ec9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ int ib_get_eth_speed(struct ib_device *dev, u32 port_num, u16 *speed, u8 *width)
 	int rc;
 	u32 netdev_speed;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
-	struct ethtool_link_ksettings lksettings;
+	struct ethtool_link_ksettings lksettings = {};
 
 	if (rdma_port_get_link_layer(dev, port_num) != IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET)
 		return -EINVAL;