diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index 7b491006eaf4000424282979b0c4709325102152..737bef59ce899adc0a3e0ba67ea3d56536e5b7e5 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ int vcc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int copied, error = -EINVAL;
 
+	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+
 	if (sock->state != SS_CONNECTED)
 		return -ENOTCONN;