diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index dcec1690312b..f6ffee514c34 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void _cifsFileInfo_put(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file,
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsi = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-	struct cifs_fid fid;
+	struct cifs_fid fid = {};
 	struct cifs_pending_open open;
 	bool oplock_break_cancelled;
 
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	void *page;
 	const char *full_path;
 	bool posix_open_ok = false;
-	struct cifs_fid fid;
+	struct cifs_fid fid = {};
 	struct cifs_pending_open open;
 	struct cifs_open_info_data data = {};