diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 8209a42dea72..65098a02e1ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ brcmf_fw_alloc_request(u32 chip, u32 chiprev,
 
 	for (j = 0; j < n_fwnames; j++) {
 		fwreq->items[j].path = fwnames[j].path;
+		fwnames[j].path[0] = '\0';
 		/* check if firmware path is provided by module parameter */
 		if (brcmf_mp_global.firmware_path[0] != '\0') {
 			strlcpy(fwnames[j].path, mp_path,