diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index 96505e3ab986..603db9d64956 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ int bnx2i_send_iscsi_nopout(struct bnx2i_conn *bnx2i_conn,
 	bnx2i_cmd = (struct bnx2i_cmd *)task->dd_data;
 	nopout_hdr = (struct iscsi_nopout *)task->hdr;
 	nopout_wqe = (struct bnx2i_nop_out_request *)ep->qp.sq_prod_qe;
+
+	memset(nopout_wqe, 0x00, sizeof(struct bnx2i_nop_out_request));
+
 	nopout_wqe->op_code = nopout_hdr->opcode;
 	nopout_wqe->op_attr = ISCSI_FLAG_CMD_FINAL;
 	memcpy(nopout_wqe->lun, nopout_hdr->lun, 8);