diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_marshall.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_marshall.c
index e7bee46868d1..abd97247443e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_marshall.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_marshall.c
@@ -140,5 +140,9 @@ void ib_copy_path_rec_from_user(struct ib_sa_path_rec *dst,
 	dst->packet_life_time	= src->packet_life_time;
 	dst->preference		= src->preference;
 	dst->packet_life_time_selector = src->packet_life_time_selector;
+
+	memset(dst->smac, 0, sizeof(dst->smac));
+	memset(dst->dmac, 0, sizeof(dst->dmac));
+	dst->vlan_id = 0xffff;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_copy_path_rec_from_user);