diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
index 9ec3efe0a287..518fbd5e2d0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ long dgnc_mgmt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dgnc_global_lock, flags);
 
+		memset(&ddi, 0, sizeof(ddi));
 		ddi.dinfo_nboards = dgnc_NumBoards;
 		sprintf(ddi.dinfo_version, "%s", DG_PART);