diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index 48d21c1e09f2..4d598ca8503a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -6504,7 +6504,7 @@ static int mvpp2_port_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct resource *res;
 	const char *dt_mac_addr;
 	const char *mac_from;
-	char hw_mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
+	char hw_mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0};
 	u32 id;
 	int features;
 	int phy_mode;