diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/rdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/rdma.c
index 540cf05f6373..ab5afa6c5e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/rdma.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static void mlx5_rdma_make_default_gid(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, union ib_gid *
 
 static int mlx5_rdma_add_roce_addr(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
+	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN] = {};
 	union ib_gid gid;
-	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	mlx5_rdma_make_default_gid(dev, &gid);
 	return mlx5_core_roce_gid_set(dev, 0,