diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_hardcode.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_hardcode.c
index d24cbd367293fb6c819e9328d8149a3fa9ecfd84..7abe549fd803d51c15dcc9a174fdc204d86df15a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_hardcode.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_hardcode.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ void __init ipmi_hardcode_init(void)
 	char *str;
 	char *si_type[SI_MAX_PARMS];
 
+	memset(si_type, 0, sizeof(si_type));
+
 	/* Parse out the si_type string into its components. */
 	str = si_type_str;
 	if (*str != '\0') {