diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 574697326ebc9..ea164fd61a7c6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,8 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 53d664a7774c4..684003063174d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,8 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index f563cf3fcc4c3..3057356cfdff5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1617,6 +1617,8 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 8caae1c5d93df..7e261fab7ef8d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 {
 	const struct xt_match *match = m->u.kernel.match;
 	struct compat_xt_entry_match *cm = (struct compat_xt_entry_match *)m;
-	int pad, off = xt_compat_match_offset(match);
+	int off = xt_compat_match_offset(match);
 	u_int16_t msize = cm->u.user.match_size;
 	char name[sizeof(m->u.user.name)];
 
@@ -578,9 +578,6 @@ void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 		match->compat_from_user(m->data, cm->data);
 	else
 		memcpy(m->data, cm->data, msize - sizeof(*cm));
-	pad = XT_ALIGN(match->matchsize) - match->matchsize;
-	if (pad > 0)
-		memset(m->data + match->matchsize, 0, pad);
 
 	msize += off;
 	m->u.user.match_size = msize;
@@ -926,7 +923,7 @@ void xt_compat_target_from_user(struct xt_entry_target *t, void **dstptr,
 {
 	const struct xt_target *target = t->u.kernel.target;
 	struct compat_xt_entry_target *ct = (struct compat_xt_entry_target *)t;
-	int pad, off = xt_compat_target_offset(target);
+	int off = xt_compat_target_offset(target);
 	u_int16_t tsize = ct->u.user.target_size;
 	char name[sizeof(t->u.user.name)];
 
@@ -936,9 +933,6 @@ void xt_compat_target_from_user(struct xt_entry_target *t, void **dstptr,
 		target->compat_from_user(t->data, ct->data);
 	else
 		memcpy(t->data, ct->data, tsize - sizeof(*ct));
-	pad = XT_ALIGN(target->targetsize) - target->targetsize;
-	if (pad > 0)
-		memset(t->data + target->targetsize, 0, pad);
 
 	tsize += off;
 	t->u.user.target_size = tsize;