diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_doorbell.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_doorbell.c
index 345addd9306def..fa8a7fce4481bd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_doorbell.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_doorbell.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int vmci_dbell_host_context_notify(u32 src_cid, struct vmci_handle handle)
 bool vmci_dbell_register_notification_bitmap(u64 bitmap_ppn)
 {
 	int result;
-	struct vmci_notify_bm_set_msg bitmap_set_msg;
+	struct vmci_notify_bm_set_msg bitmap_set_msg = { };
 
 	bitmap_set_msg.hdr.dst = vmci_make_handle(VMCI_HYPERVISOR_CONTEXT_ID,
 						  VMCI_SET_NOTIFY_BITMAP);