diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/msa311.c b/drivers/iio/accel/msa311.c
index c31c53abc3d0..3e10225410e8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/msa311.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/msa311.c
@@ -897,9 +897,7 @@ static irqreturn_t msa311_buffer_thread(int irq, void *p)
 	struct {
 		__le16 channels[MSA311_SI_Z + 1];
 		aligned_s64 ts;
-	} buf;
-
-	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	} buf = { };
 
 	mutex_lock(&msa311->lock);