--- net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,9 @@ int cfg80211_wext_giwessid(struct net_de
{
struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+ data->flags = 0;
+ data->length = 0;
+
switch (wdev->iftype) {
case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwessid(dev, info, data, ssid);