diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index bd991d7ed809..37578638bb76 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1690,8 +1690,6 @@ int rtw_set_key(struct adapter *adapter, struct security_priv *psecuritypriv, in
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	memset(psetkeyparm, 0, sizeof(struct setkey_parm));
-
 	if (psecuritypriv->dot11AuthAlgrthm == dot11AuthAlgrthm_8021X)
 		psetkeyparm->algorithm = (unsigned char)psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpPrivacy;
 	else