diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c
index b283f293ee4ae7..caad40d6e74d5c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 int udp_sock_create6(struct net *net, struct udp_port_cfg *cfg,
 		     struct socket **sockp)
 {
-	struct sockaddr_in6 udp6_addr;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 udp6_addr = {};
 	int err;
 	struct socket *sock = NULL;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int udp_sock_create6(struct net *net, struct udp_port_cfg *cfg,
 		goto error;
 
 	if (cfg->peer_udp_port) {
+		memset(&udp6_addr, 0, sizeof(udp6_addr));
 		udp6_addr.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 		memcpy(&udp6_addr.sin6_addr, &cfg->peer_ip6,
 		       sizeof(udp6_addr.sin6_addr));