diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 5c75118539bb73d170c92cbba28851dbf7d593cf..e72076337638749ececd9ed6c83e5242db51f950 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ static int qrtr_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	rc = copied;
 
 	if (addr) {
+		/* There is an anonymous 2-byte hole after sq_family,
+		 * make sure to clear it.
+		 */
+		memset(addr, 0, sizeof(*addr));
+
 		cb = (struct qrtr_cb *)skb->cb;
 		addr->sq_family = AF_QIPCRTR;
 		addr->sq_node = cb->src_node;