1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index bb5e0a5ecfa1..7e5c3a45f811 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,9 @@ int cfg80211_wext_giwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 
+        data->flags = 0;
+        data->length = 0;
+
         switch (wdev->iftype) {
         case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
                 return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwessid(dev, info, data, ssid);