diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index b2225ab0d604e..d4d165a8963eb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ static int cciss_ioctl32_passthru(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	int err;
 	u32 cp;
 
+	memset(&arg64, 0, sizeof(arg64));
 	err = 0;
 	err |=
 	    copy_from_user(&arg64.LUN_info, &arg32->LUN_info,
@@ -1051,7 +1052,6 @@ static int cciss_ioctl32_big_passthru(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	int err;
 	u32 cp;
 
-	memset(&arg64, 0, sizeof(arg64));
 	err = 0;
 	err |=
 	    copy_from_user(&arg64.LUN_info, &arg32->LUN_info,