diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 1bf41b79b620..fdc432b3352a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ static noinline int replay_one_name(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				    struct btrfs_dir_item *di,
 				    struct btrfs_key *key)
 {
-	struct fscrypt_str name;
+	struct fscrypt_str name = { 0 };
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *dir_dst_di;
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *index_dst_di;
 	bool dir_dst_matches = false;
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ static noinline int check_item_in_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
 	int slot;
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *di;
-	struct fscrypt_str name;
+	struct fscrypt_str name = { 0 };
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_key location;