diff --git a/include/net/flow_dissector.h b/include/net/flow_dissector.h
index e9391e877f9a..628383915827 100644
--- a/include/net/flow_dissector.h
+++ b/include/net/flow_dissector.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/siphash.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/if_ether.h>
 
 struct sk_buff;
@@ -348,4 +349,12 @@ struct bpf_flow_dissector {
 	void			*data_end;
 };
 
+static inline void
+flow_dissector_init_keys(struct flow_dissector_key_control *key_control,
+			 struct flow_dissector_key_basic *key_basic)
+{
+	memset(key_control, 0, sizeof(*key_control));
+	memset(key_basic, 0, sizeof(*key_basic));
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 7e54d2ab5254..d32d4233d337 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static int fl_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	struct cls_fl_filter *f;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mask, &head->masks, list) {
+		flow_dissector_init_keys(&skb_key.control, &skb_key.basic);
 		fl_clear_masked_range(&skb_key, mask);
 
 		skb_flow_dissect_meta(skb, &mask->dissector, &skb_key);