diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 1611a704c1b3..8fd05532c09c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4697,7 +4697,7 @@ int mlx5_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
 	struct mlx5_ib_modify_qp_resp resp = {};
 	struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
-	struct mlx5_ib_modify_qp ucmd;
+	struct mlx5_ib_modify_qp ucmd = {};
 	enum ib_qp_type qp_type;
 	enum ib_qp_state cur_state, new_state;
 	int err = -EINVAL;