diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
index bbb1946fa5b4..1d878c3e1514 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void __ovpn_peer_hash_transp_addr(struct ovpn_peer *peer,
  */
 void ovpn_peer_endpoints_update(struct ovpn_peer *peer, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
+	struct sockaddr_storage ss = {};
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6;
 	bool reset_cache = false;
 	struct sockaddr_in *sa;