diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
index 3959f23c487a..3a0676871bad 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,7 @@ int ntfs_link_inode(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	de = __getname();
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	memset(de, 0, PATH_MAX);
 
 	/* Mark rw ntfs as dirty. It will be cleared at umount. */
 	ntfs_set_state(sbi, NTFS_DIRTY_DIRTY);