diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 11b965f98d95..21a2aaba20d5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <asm/asm-eva.h>
 
 /*
@@ -1170,6 +1171,8 @@ extern size_t __copy_in_user_eva(void *__to, const void *__from, size_t __n);
 			__cu_len = __invoke_copy_from_user(__cu_to,	\
 							   __cu_from,	\
 							   __cu_len);   \
+		} else {						\
+			memset(__cu_to, 0, __cu_len);			\
 		}							\
 	}								\
 	__cu_len;							\