diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index ed87a97fcb0b040720addf4ecfa2ae6709573f41..542a4fc0a8d77cfecf82b95851c7e49609652472 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -9809,7 +9809,7 @@ static int cfg80211_cqm_rssi_update(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	 */
 	if (!wdev->cqm_config->last_rssi_event_value && wdev->current_bss &&
 	    rdev->ops->get_station) {
-		struct station_info sinfo;
+		struct station_info sinfo = {};
 		u8 *mac_addr;
 
 		mac_addr = wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid;
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 7ca04a7de85ae469348449c3f74ddedbec198e8c..05186a47878fe93b87807130b00d978d3a6d9bc5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1254,8 +1254,7 @@ static int cfg80211_wext_giwrate(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wdev->wiphy);
-	/* we are under RTNL - globally locked - so can use a static struct */
-	static struct station_info sinfo;
+	struct station_info sinfo = {};
 	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	int err;