diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 7b6529d..cac9e28 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int cfg80211_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wdev->wiphy);
-	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
+	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef = {};
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (wdev->iftype) {