diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
index 3b9d5f20bd1c695de768db960b190beb4370fa35..92429db0b2373191521559b3d98570fe3a58cf44 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ lowpan_uncompress_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct in6_addr *ipaddr,
 	if (prefcount > 0)
 		memcpy(ipaddr, prefix, prefcount);
 
-	if (prefcount + postcount < 16)
-		memset(&ipaddr->s6_addr[prefcount], 0,
-					16 - (prefcount + postcount));
-
 	if (postcount > 0) {
 		memcpy(&ipaddr->s6_addr[16 - postcount], skb->data, postcount);
 		skb_pull(skb, postcount);
@@ -723,7 +719,7 @@ frame_err:
 static int
 lowpan_process_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr hdr;
+	struct ipv6hdr hdr = {};
 	u8 tmp, iphc0, iphc1, num_context = 0;
 	u8 *_saddr, *_daddr;
 	int err;
@@ -868,8 +864,6 @@ lowpan_process_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		hdr.priority = ((tmp >> 2) & 0x0f);
 		hdr.flow_lbl[0] = ((tmp << 6) & 0xC0) | ((tmp >> 2) & 0x30);
-		hdr.flow_lbl[1] = 0;
-		hdr.flow_lbl[2] = 0;
 		break;
 	/*
 	 * Flow Label carried in-line
@@ -885,10 +879,6 @@ lowpan_process_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	/* Traffic Class and Flow Label are elided */
 	case 3: /* 11b */
-		hdr.priority = 0;
-		hdr.flow_lbl[0] = 0;
-		hdr.flow_lbl[1] = 0;
-		hdr.flow_lbl[2] = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;