diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
index b68454c76d5..18f9999ed3d 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ static int procfs_stat(struct inode *mountpt, const char *relpath,
    *   is a file.
    */
 
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
   if (!relpath || relpath[0] == '\0')
     {
       /* The path refers to the top level directory */