diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
index 8b1cef0ffde6627e9d882bf84ee78dba62ddbc89..4bf3cf457ef0dedd02d897be03b47990f9619853 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ static void _rtl_usb_tx_preprocess(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u8 tid = 0;
 	u16 seq_number = 0;
 
+	memset(&tcb_desc, 0, sizeof(struct rtl_tcb_desc));
 	if (ieee80211_is_auth(fc)) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_SEND, DBG_DMESG, ("MAC80211_LINKING\n"));
 		rtl_ips_nic_on(hw);