diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
index 1f2df2e3fbce..c4c7f31a91cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
@@ -1919,14 +1919,11 @@ static void ath12k_host_cap_parse_mlo(struct qmi_wlanfw_host_cap_req_msg_v01 *re
 
 static int ath12k_qmi_host_cap_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 {
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_host_cap_req_msg_v01 req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_host_cap_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_host_cap_req_msg_v01 req = {};
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_host_cap_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	req.num_clients_valid = 1;
 	req.num_clients = 1;
 	req.mem_cfg_mode = ab->qmi.target_mem_mode;
@@ -2070,7 +2067,7 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_fw_ind_register_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 static int ath12k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 {
 	struct qmi_wlanfw_respond_mem_req_msg_v01 *req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_respond_mem_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_respond_mem_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 	bool delayed;
@@ -2079,8 +2076,6 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	/* Some targets by default request a block of big contiguous
 	 * DMA memory, it's hard to allocate from kernel. So host returns
 	 * failure to firmware and firmware then request multiple blocks of
@@ -2090,7 +2085,6 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 		delayed = true;
 		ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_QMI, "qmi delays mem_request %d\n",
 			   ab->qmi.mem_seg_count);
-		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
 	} else {
 		delayed = false;
 		req->mem_seg_len = ab->qmi.mem_seg_count;
@@ -2211,17 +2205,14 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_alloc_target_mem_chunk(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 
 static int ath12k_qmi_request_target_cap(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 {
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_cap_req_msg_v01 req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_cap_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_cap_req_msg_v01 req = {};
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_cap_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	unsigned int board_id = ATH12K_BOARD_ID_DEFAULT;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int r;
 	int i;
 
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	ret = qmi_txn_init(&ab->qmi.handle, &txn,
 			   qmi_wlanfw_cap_resp_msg_v01_ei, &resp);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -2314,7 +2305,7 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_load_file_target_mem(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 					   const u8 *data, u32 len, u8 type)
 {
 	struct qmi_wlanfw_bdf_download_req_msg_v01 *req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_bdf_download_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_bdf_download_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	const u8 *temp = data;
 	int ret;
@@ -2323,7 +2314,6 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_load_file_target_mem(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
 
 	while (remaining) {
 		req->valid = 1;
@@ -2549,14 +2539,11 @@ static void ath12k_qmi_m3_free(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 {
 	struct m3_mem_region *m3_mem = &ab->qmi.m3_mem;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_req_msg_v01 req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_req_msg_v01 req = {};
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	ret = ath12k_qmi_m3_load(ab);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath12k_err(ab, "failed to load m3 firmware: %d", ret);
@@ -2601,14 +2588,11 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_m3_info_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_mode_send(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 				       u32 mode)
 {
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_mode_req_msg_v01 req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_mode_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_mode_req_msg_v01 req = {};
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_mode_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	req.mode = mode;
 	req.hw_debug_valid = 1;
 	req.hw_debug = 0;
@@ -2654,7 +2638,7 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_mode_send(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_wlan_cfg_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 {
 	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_cfg_req_msg_v01 *req;
-	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_cfg_resp_msg_v01 resp;
+	struct qmi_wlanfw_wlan_cfg_resp_msg_v01 resp = {};
 	struct ce_pipe_config *ce_cfg;
 	struct service_to_pipe *svc_cfg;
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
@@ -2667,8 +2651,6 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_wlan_cfg_send(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
-
 	req->host_version_valid = 1;
 	strscpy(req->host_version, ATH12K_HOST_VERSION_STRING,
 		sizeof(req->host_version));
