diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
index 79c803537dc4233be7aa6c044cf2c8a63dd53879..9055889a5e91493e9dc8dcaf5876ded994dbf258 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ads8688_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	/* Ensure naturally aligned timestamp */
-	u16 buffer[ADS8688_MAX_CHANNELS + sizeof(s64)/sizeof(u16)] __aligned(8);
+	u16 buffer[ADS8688_MAX_CHANNELS + sizeof(s64)/sizeof(u16)] __aligned(8) = { };
 	int i, j = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < indio_dev->masklength; i++) {