diff --git a/usr/kinit/ipconfig/netdev.c b/usr/kinit/ipconfig/netdev.c
index 6e3014f..e203d0c 100644
--- a/usr/kinit/ipconfig/netdev.c
+++ b/usr/kinit/ipconfig/netdev.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in sin;
 
+	memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
 	sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	sin.sin_addr.s_addr = addr;