diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_parisc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_parisc.c
index 090b073ab441961f5c530dd9f453f1f1290e5a08..6b10f0e18a95d7f846edd78d22e392ec0e10cc69 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_parisc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_parisc.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ static int __init ipmi_parisc_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 {
 	struct si_sm_io io;
 
+	memset(&io, 0, sizeof(io));
+
 	io.si_type	= SI_KCS;
 	io.addr_source	= SI_DEVICETREE;
 	io.addr_type	= IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE;