diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 802c1210558f..d4c7f663efe9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2731,7 +2731,9 @@ static int compat_tty_tiocgserial(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	struct serial_struct32 v32;
 	struct serial_struct v;
 	int err;
-	memset(&v, 0, sizeof(struct serial_struct));
+
+	memset(&v, 0, sizeof(v));
+	memset(&v32, 0, sizeof(v32));
 
 	if (!tty->ops->set_serial)
 		return -ENOTTY;