diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
index 56bbefbc0ae6434514670f2e84bca38db1118ee3..fe3c4c5db6205d6b2a40c49d3d060975e06632d4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static irqreturn_t vcnl4035_trigger_consumer_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct vcnl4035_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	/* Ensure naturally aligned timestamp */
-	u8 buffer[ALIGN(sizeof(u16), sizeof(s64)) + sizeof(s64)]  __aligned(8);
+	u8 buffer[ALIGN(sizeof(u16), sizeof(s64)) + sizeof(s64)]  __aligned(8) = { };
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = regmap_read(data->regmap, VCNL4035_ALS_DATA, (int *)buffer);