diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index f2bdbd55aa2bc..cf83afa1d879a 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int __init lockdown_lsm_init(void)
 static ssize_t lockdown_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			     loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	char temp[80];
+	char temp[80] = "";
 	int i, offset = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(lockdown_levels); i++) {