diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 7b56e3c298936ccd6b98870cda51dbe06652c59d..cbadf79a904a704b4eea9d71325a38ad5c6da996 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -7404,7 +7404,7 @@ static void igb_vf_reset_msg(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	unsigned char *vf_mac = adapter->vf_data[vf].vf_mac_addresses;
-	u32 reg, msgbuf[3];
+	u32 reg, msgbuf[3] = {};
 	u8 *addr = (u8 *)(&msgbuf[1]);
 
 	/* process all the same items cleared in a function level reset */