diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index c73b22a257fe..b21af1eaf503 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ static void ib_uverbs_async_handler(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 
 	entry->desc.async.element    = element;
 	entry->desc.async.event_type = event;
+	entry->desc.async.reserved   = 0;
 	entry->counter               = counter;
 
 	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &file->async_file->event_list);