diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifgeneve.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifgeneve.c
index db0e90e6f27..933610e0899 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifgeneve.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifgeneve.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ geneve_status_nl(if_ctx *ctx)
 	struct snl_writer nw;
 	struct nlmsghdr *hdr;
 	struct snl_errmsg_data errmsg;
-	struct nla_geneve_link geneve_link;
+	struct nla_geneve_link geneve_link = {0};
 	char src[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN], dst[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 	struct sockaddr *lsa, *rsa;
 	int mc;