diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index c3229d8c7041c..33cb70aa02aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static int dw_mci_edmac_start_dma(struct dw_mci *host,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Set external dma config: burst size, burst width */
+	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(cfg));
 	cfg.dst_addr = host->phy_regs + fifo_offset;
 	cfg.src_addr = cfg.dst_addr;
 	cfg.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;