diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index d9566e84f2f92..cea3c36ea0da6 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1298,8 +1298,8 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* check if RDMA is available */
 	if (!ism_supported) { /* SMC_TYPE_R or SMC_TYPE_B */
 		/* prepare RDMA check */
-		memset(&ini, 0, sizeof(ini));
 		ini.is_smcd = false;
+		ini.ism_dev = NULL;
 		ini.ib_lcl = &pclc->lcl;
 		rc = smc_find_rdma_device(new_smc, &ini);
 		if (rc) {