diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_chains.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_chains.c
index 947f346bdc2d6..77c6287c90d55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_chains.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_chains.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int
 create_chain_restore(struct fs_chain *chain)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = chain->chains->dev->priv.eswitch;
-	char modact[MLX5_UN_SZ_BYTES(set_add_copy_action_in_auto)];
+	u8 modact[MLX5_UN_SZ_BYTES(set_add_copy_action_in_auto)] = {};
 	struct mlx5_fs_chains *chains = chain->chains;
 	enum mlx5e_tc_attr_to_reg chain_to_reg;
 	struct mlx5_modify_hdr *mod_hdr;