diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index d4e159ae65a6120818aadd7890fcc9116155a5e4..e78c6e769e8cd9cb4ab5155e37505a6f62119efa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ static void print_request(struct drm_printer *m,
 			  const char *prefix)
 {
 	const char *name = rq->fence.ops->get_timeline_name(&rq->fence);
-	char buf[80];
+	char buf[80] = "";
 	int x = 0;
 
 	x = print_sched_attr(rq->i915, &rq->sched.attr, buf, x, sizeof(buf));