1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
index 001b199a8c33..187d1086d15c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ static int pwr_reg_rdwr(u16 *addr, u8 *data, u32 count, u32 op, u32 id)
         int nc;
         u32 offset = 0;
         int err;
-        u8 cbuf[IPC_WWBUF_SIZE] = { };
+        u8 cbuf[IPC_WWBUF_SIZE];
         u32 *wbuf = (u32 *)&cbuf;
 
-        mutex_lock(&ipclock);
-
         memset(cbuf, 0, sizeof(cbuf));
 
+        mutex_lock(&ipclock);
+
         if (ipcdev.pdev == NULL) {
                 mutex_unlock(&ipclock);
                 return -ENODEV;