diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index f19e648307398..70667b46858a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -7410,7 +7410,7 @@ static void igb_vf_reset_msg(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	unsigned char *vf_mac = adapter->vf_data[vf].vf_mac_addresses;
-	u32 reg, msgbuf[3];
+	u32 reg, msgbuf[3] = {};
 	u8 *addr = (u8 *)(&msgbuf[1]);
 
 	/* process all the same items cleared in a function level reset */