diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 962e9792e317..d92cc317bf8b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfnl_log_net *log,
 	nfmsg->version = NFNETLINK_V0;
 	nfmsg->res_id = htons(inst->group_num);
 
+	memset(&pmsg, 0, sizeof(pmsg));
 	pmsg.hw_protocol	= skb->protocol;
 	pmsg.hook		= hooknum;
 
@@ -498,7 +499,10 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfnl_log_net *log,
 	if (indev && skb->dev &&
 	    skb->mac_header != skb->network_header) {
 		struct nfulnl_msg_packet_hw phw;
-		int len = dev_parse_header(skb, phw.hw_addr);
+		int len;
+
+		memset(&phw, 0, sizeof(phw));
+		len = dev_parse_header(skb, phw.hw_addr);
 		if (len > 0) {
 			phw.hw_addrlen = htons(len);
 			if (nla_put(inst->skb, NFULA_HWADDR, sizeof(phw), &phw))
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
index 971ea145ab3e..8a703c3dd318 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
@@ -463,7 +463,10 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	if (indev && entskb->dev &&
 	    entskb->mac_header != entskb->network_header) {
 		struct nfqnl_msg_packet_hw phw;
-		int len = dev_parse_header(entskb, phw.hw_addr);
+		int len;
+
+		memset(&phw, 0, sizeof(phw));
+		len = dev_parse_header(entskb, phw.hw_addr);
 		if (len) {
 			phw.hw_addrlen = htons(len);
 			if (nla_put(skb, NFQA_HWADDR, sizeof(phw), &phw))