--- 6a60c5a2eac83401f197aa892a116473e9874046
+++ 62cfc0cf55e2fee476b8cae97ddd2f0bf19171a0
@@ -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);