diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 1239a63e3ac2..4753f1e5505e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -190,11 +190,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_reg_read32);
  */
 int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	struct nvme_command cmd = { };
 	union nvme_result res;
 	int ret;
 
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.prop_get.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
 	cmd.prop_get.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_property_get;
 	cmd.prop_get.attrib = 1;