diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 0373b7c40902331a3701faa6b4416a9e1018c600..33454309a98b8a854e3ee8603668d88dbb41d217 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -838,16 +838,19 @@ static int srpt_post_recv(struct srpt_device *sdev, struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch,
  */
 static int srpt_zerolength_write(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch)
 {
-	struct ib_send_wr wr, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_rdma_wr wr = {
+		.wr = {
+			.opcode		= IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE,
+			.wr_cqe		= &ch->zw_cqe,
+			.send_flags	= IB_SEND_SIGNALED,
+		}
+	};
 
 	pr_debug("%s-%d: queued zerolength write\n", ch->sess_name,
 		 ch->qp->qp_num);
 
-	memset(&wr, 0, sizeof(wr));
-	wr.opcode = IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE;
-	wr.wr_cqe = &ch->zw_cqe;
-	wr.send_flags = IB_SEND_SIGNALED;
-	return ib_post_send(ch->qp, &wr, &bad_wr);
+	return ib_post_send(ch->qp, &wr.wr, &bad_wr);
 }
 
 static void srpt_zerolength_write_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)