diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 14532d9576e4..f6efcf94f6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@ static irqreturn_t lineevent_irq_thread(int irq, void *p)
 	struct gpioevent_data ge;
 	int ret, level;
 
+	/* Do not leak kernel stack to userspace */
+	memset(&ge, 0, sizeof(ge));
+
 	ge.timestamp = ktime_get_real_ns();
 	level = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(le->desc);