--- f5b96cadeb2544994c4aadeeb45f30113c082116
+++ fd57fb421e912af88a39a54f253b4007e7e66079
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ static int eql_g_master_cfg(struct net_d
 	equalizer_t *eql;
 	master_config_t mc;
 
+	memset(&mc, 0, sizeof(master_config_t));
+
 	if (eql_is_master(dev)) {
 		eql = netdev_priv(dev);
 		mc.max_slaves = eql->max_slaves;