diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm_bugs.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm_bugs.c
index 182ae1894b328861323c42767aadd5f2588318b9..30e62dd7e7ca2dd6d565957bb5f0e72b3e1a9cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm_bugs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm_bugs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ noinline void lkdtm_CORRUPT_STACK(void)
 	/* Use default char array length that triggers stack protection. */
 	char data[8];
 
-	memset((void *)data, 0, 64);
+	memset((void *)data, 'a', 64);
+	pr_info("Corrupted stack with '%16s'...\n", data);
 }
 
 void lkdtm_UNALIGNED_LOAD_STORE_WRITE(void)