diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
index 2999ed5d83f5..0fb05e314edf 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ static int ea_get(struct inode *inode, struct ea_buffer *ea_buf, int min_size)
 	int rc;
 	int quota_allocation = 0;
 
+	memset(&ea_buf->new_ea, 0, sizeof(ea_buf->new_ea));
+
 	/* When fsck.jfs clears a bad ea, it doesn't clear the size */
 	if (ji->ea.flag == 0)
 		ea_size = 0;