diff --git a/kernel/time/itimer.c b/kernel/time/itimer.c
index 7c6110e964e7..03a32dffc56c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/itimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/itimer.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int do_getitimer(int which, struct itimerspec64 *value)
 static int put_itimerval(struct __kernel_old_itimerval __user *o,
 			 const struct itimerspec64 *i)
 {
-	struct __kernel_old_itimerval v;
+	struct __kernel_old_itimerval v = {};
 
 	v.it_interval.tv_sec = i->it_interval.tv_sec;
 	v.it_interval.tv_usec = i->it_interval.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;