diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
index 102e8fd1d450..2d957ba63557 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_status_user_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	if (clear_user(src, sizeof(*src)))
+		return -EFAULT;
 	if (put_user(status.state, &src->state) ||
 	    compat_put_timespec(&status.trigger_tstamp, &src->trigger_tstamp) ||
 	    compat_put_timespec(&status.tstamp, &src->tstamp) ||