diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 2bf5116deec41d7109b1b6b3b6ccc141ae3ac052..df3eb8c9fd96adf7e0b9cc8496bfce760ad6952d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ struct ipoib_neigh *ipoib_neigh_alloc(struct neighbour *neighbour,
 
 	neigh->neighbour = neighbour;
 	neigh->dev = dev;
+	memset(&neigh->dgid.raw, 0, sizeof (union ib_gid));
 	*to_ipoib_neigh(neighbour) = neigh;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&neigh->queue);
 	ipoib_cm_set(neigh, NULL);