diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index a76b78de679fa7e928cfae7b62c0a7e73c2256dd..6f97268ed85fe5de5b5d3318a038f49d0f65629e 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -1556,6 +1556,8 @@ static int __dn_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level,int optname, char __us
 			if (r_len > sizeof(struct linkinfo_dn))
 				r_len = sizeof(struct linkinfo_dn);
 
+			memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
+
 			switch(sock->state) {
 				case SS_CONNECTING:
 					link.idn_linkstate = LL_CONNECTING;