diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index be4bbfbed233..11b9c854b543 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int kvm_get_tsc(CPUState *cs)
     struct {
         struct kvm_msrs info;
         struct kvm_msr_entry entries[1];
-    } msr_data;
+    } msr_data = {};
     int ret;
 
     if (env->tsc_valid) {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ uint64_t kvm_arch_get_supported_msr_feature(KVMState *s, uint32_t index)
     struct {
         struct kvm_msrs info;
         struct kvm_msr_entry entries[1];
-    } msr_data;
+    } msr_data = {};
     uint64_t value;
     uint32_t ret, can_be_one, must_be_one;