diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index 65a5f24e5313..8ab55fc705f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -1616,8 +1616,8 @@ mt7996_mcu_get_mmps_mode(enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps)
 int mt7996_mcu_set_fixed_rate_ctrl(struct mt7996_dev *dev,
 				   void *data, u16 version)
 {
+	struct uni_header hdr = {};
 	struct ra_fixed_rate *req;
-	struct uni_header hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct tlv *tlv;
 	int len;
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ int mt7996_mcu_set_hdr_trans(struct mt7996_dev *dev, bool hdr_trans)
 {
 	struct {
 		u8 __rsv[4];
-	} __packed hdr;
+	} __packed hdr = {};
 	struct hdr_trans_blacklist *req_blacklist;
 	struct hdr_trans_en *req_en;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;