diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index b92adef8e81e..d6fa7bfd9aa1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -4609,6 +4609,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_hwdep_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep *hw, struct file *file, unsigne
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 
+		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&hdsp->lock, flags);
 		info.pref_sync_ref = (unsigned char)hdsp_pref_sync_ref(hdsp);
 		info.wordclock_sync_check = (unsigned char)hdsp_wc_sync_check(hdsp);
diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
index 547b713d7204..0c98ef9156d8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
@@ -4127,6 +4127,7 @@ static int snd_hdspm_hwdep_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep * hw, struct file *file,
 
 	case SNDRV_HDSPM_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO:
 
+		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 		spin_lock_irq(&hdspm->lock);
 		info.pref_sync_ref = hdspm_pref_sync_ref(hdspm);
 		info.wordclock_sync_check = hdspm_wc_sync_check(hdspm);