diff --git a/mt76x02_util.c b/mt76x02_util.c
index a48c261b..28eccb31 100644
--- a/mt76x02_util.c
+++ b/mt76x02_util.c
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ int mt76x02_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt76x02_vif *mvif = (struct mt76x02_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	int idx = 0;
 
+	memset(msta, 0, sizeof(*msta));
+
 	idx = mt76_wcid_alloc(dev->mt76.wcid_mask, ARRAY_SIZE(dev->mt76.wcid));
 	if (idx < 0)
 		return -ENOSPC;
@@ -274,6 +276,8 @@ mt76x02_vif_init(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt76x02_vif *mvif = (struct mt76x02_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt76_txq *mtxq;
 
+	memset(mvif, 0, sizeof(*mvif));
+
 	mvif->idx = idx;
 	mvif->group_wcid.idx = MT_VIF_WCID(idx);
 	mvif->group_wcid.hw_key_idx = -1;