diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index cbd46ac59cd2..a5c73c2af3a2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ cifs_atomic_open(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
-	struct cifs_fid fid;
+	struct cifs_fid fid = {};
 	struct cifs_pending_open open;
 	__u32 oplock;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *file_info;