diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index d3ddd8400354..ecd60733e5e2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_ioctl(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		if (t == NULL)
 			t = netdev_priv(dev);
+		memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 		ip6gre_tnl_parm_to_user(&p, &t->parms);
 		if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof(p)))
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -1128,6 +1129,7 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_ioctl(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (t) {
 			err = 0;
 
+			memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 			ip6gre_tnl_parm_to_user(&p, &t->parms);
 			if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof(p)))
 				err = -EFAULT;