diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
index c3bb16b1f0600..9265a00de18ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ void hclge_mbx_handler(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	unsigned int flag;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(&resp_msg, 0, sizeof(resp_msg));
 	/* handle all the mailbox requests in the queue */
 	while (!hclge_cmd_crq_empty(&hdev->hw)) {
 		if (test_bit(HCLGE_STATE_CMD_DISABLE, &hdev->state)) {
@@ -722,6 +721,9 @@ void hclge_mbx_handler(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 
 		trace_hclge_pf_mbx_get(hdev, req);
 
+		/* clear the resp_msg before processing every mailbox message */
+		memset(&resp_msg, 0, sizeof(resp_msg));
+
 		switch (req->msg.code) {
 		case HCLGE_MBX_MAP_RING_TO_VECTOR:
 			ret = hclge_map_unmap_ring_to_vf_vector(vport, true,