diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index fd59027ed95c..e655b6698736 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ int dvb_usercopy(struct file *file,
 		     int (*func)(struct file *file,
 		     unsigned int cmd, void *arg))
 {
-	char    sbuf[128];
+	char    sbuf[128] = {};
 	void    *mbuf = NULL;
 	void    *parg = NULL;
 	int     err  = -EINVAL;