diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 2c98533a0203..c551d2b275fd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_resize_cq(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 			    int out_len)
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_resize_cq	cmd;
-	struct ib_uverbs_resize_cq_resp	resp;
+	struct ib_uverbs_resize_cq_resp	resp = {};
 	struct ib_udata                 udata;
 	struct ib_cq			*cq;
 	int				ret = -EINVAL;