diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 326ca3876b68..4ab01ce5cf36 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ new_skb(struct net_device *if_dev, ulong len)
 		skb->protocol = __constant_htons(ETH_P_AOE);
 		skb->priority = 0;
 		skb_put(skb, len);
+		memset(skb->head, 0, len);
 		skb->next = skb->prev = NULL;
 
 		/* tell the network layer not to perform IP checksums