diff --git a/drivers/net/ldpaa_eth/ldpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ldpaa_eth/ldpaa_eth.c
index bc7f8bb023c16c0594a56fb8bf13376fa7d53677..75b2b6b04966bbdb2e9dc3fedba04a4204858e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ldpaa_eth/ldpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ldpaa_eth/ldpaa_eth.c
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ static int ldpaa_dpni_bind(struct ldpaa_eth_priv *priv)
 	struct dpni_tx_conf_cfg tx_conf_cfg;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	memset(&pools_params, 0, sizeof(pools_params));
 	pools_params.num_dpbp = 1;
 	pools_params.pools[0].dpbp_id = (uint16_t)dflt_dpbp->dpbp_attr.id;
 	pools_params.pools[0].buffer_size = LDPAA_ETH_RX_BUFFER_SIZE;