diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index 8b1ae023cb21..c73e2a65c904 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ static int can_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct can_ctrlmode cm = {.flags = priv->ctrlmode};
-	struct can_berr_counter bec;
+	struct can_berr_counter bec = { };
 	enum can_state state = priv->state;
 
 	if (priv->do_get_state)