diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 8950d39af341..d6b4a84a4a79 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_br_afspec(struct net_device *dev,
 			err = f(dev, &vlan.obj);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
-			memset(&vlan, 0, sizeof(vlan));
+			vlan.vid_begin = 0;
 		} else {
 			if (vlan.vid_begin)
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_br_afspec(struct net_device *dev,
 			err = f(dev, &vlan.obj);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
-			memset(&vlan, 0, sizeof(vlan));
+			vlan.vid_begin = 0;
 		}
 	}