diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
index 826054a4f2ee4c54ea4cfb9d29ab117db35e7fc5..f71c9f09fd4befbc63a4e5b4370148c17d57c897 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
@@ -314,10 +314,11 @@ int intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(void)
 	if (top <= at)
 		return 0;
 
+	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
+
 	ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
 
 	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0, event->hw.last_period);
-	regs.ip     = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Prepare a generic sample, i.e. fill in the invariant fields.