diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_controlpath.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_controlpath.c
index 5b3f40bd98d8..4842931f5316 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_controlpath.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_controlpath.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ int ionic_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		rdma_udata_to_drv_context(udata, struct ionic_ctx, ibctx);
 	struct ionic_vcq *vcq = to_ionic_vcq(ibcq);
 	struct ionic_tbl_buf buf = {};
-	struct ionic_cq_resp resp;
+	struct ionic_cq_resp resp = {};
 	struct ionic_cq_req req;
 	int udma_idx = 0, rc;