diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
index 4f33c32affe3..0287f3b1b503 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,7 @@ xfs_alloc_fix_freelist(
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the args structure.
 	 */
+	memset(&targs, 0, sizeof(targs));
 	targs.tp = tp;
 	targs.mp = mp;
 	targs.agbp = agbp;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 848ffa77707b..e1545ec2f7d2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -2437,6 +2437,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 	 * Normal allocation, done through xfs_alloc_vextent.
 	 */
 	tryagain = isaligned = 0;
+	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	args.tp = ap->tp;
 	args.mp = mp;
 	args.fsbno = ap->blkno;
@@ -3082,6 +3083,7 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 	 * Convert to a btree with two levels, one record in root.
 	 */
 	XFS_IFORK_FMT_SET(ip, whichfork, XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE);
+	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	args.tp = tp;
 	args.mp = mp;
 	args.firstblock = *firstblock;
@@ -3237,6 +3239,7 @@ xfs_bmap_local_to_extents(
 		xfs_buf_t	*bp;	/* buffer for extent block */
 		xfs_bmbt_rec_host_t *ep;/* extent record pointer */
 
+		memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 		args.tp = tp;
 		args.mp = ip->i_mount;
 		args.firstblock = *firstblock;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 445bf1aef31c..c5c4ef4f2bdb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(
 					/* boundary */
 	struct xfs_perag *pag;
 
+	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	args.tp = tp;
 	args.mp = tp->t_mountp;