diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
index 7ecdaa2eeaf3..83fdee444c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
@@ -869,29 +869,21 @@ static signed int aes_cipher(u8 *key, uint	hdrlen,
 		num_blocks, payload_index;
 
 	u8 pn_vector[6];
-	u8 mic_iv[16];
-	u8 mic_header1[16];
-	u8 mic_header2[16];
-	u8 ctr_preload[16];
+	u8 mic_iv[16] = {};
+	u8 mic_header1[16] = {};
+	u8 mic_header2[16] = {};
+	u8 ctr_preload[16] = {};
 
 	/* Intermediate Buffers */
-	u8 chain_buffer[16];
-	u8 aes_out[16];
-	u8 padded_buffer[16];
+	u8 chain_buffer[16] = {};
+	u8 aes_out[16] = {};
+	u8 padded_buffer[16] = {};
 	u8 mic[8];
 	uint	frtype  = GetFrameType(pframe);
 	uint	frsubtype  = GetFrameSubType(pframe);
 
 	frsubtype = frsubtype>>4;
 
-	memset((void *)mic_iv, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)mic_header1, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)mic_header2, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)ctr_preload, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)chain_buffer, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)aes_out, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)padded_buffer, 0, 16);
-
 	if ((hdrlen == WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN) || (hdrlen ==  WLAN_HDR_A3_QOS_LEN))
 		a4_exists = 0;
 	else
@@ -1081,15 +1073,15 @@ static signed int aes_decipher(u8 *key, uint	hdrlen,
 			num_blocks, payload_index;
 	signed int res = _SUCCESS;
 	u8 pn_vector[6];
-	u8 mic_iv[16];
-	u8 mic_header1[16];
-	u8 mic_header2[16];
-	u8 ctr_preload[16];
+	u8 mic_iv[16] = {};
+	u8 mic_header1[16] = {};
+	u8 mic_header2[16] = {};
+	u8 ctr_preload[16] = {};
 
 		/* Intermediate Buffers */
-	u8 chain_buffer[16];
-	u8 aes_out[16];
-	u8 padded_buffer[16];
+	u8 chain_buffer[16] = {};
+	u8 aes_out[16] = {};
+	u8 padded_buffer[16] = {};
 	u8 mic[8];
 
 	uint frtype  = GetFrameType(pframe);
@@ -1097,14 +1089,6 @@ static signed int aes_decipher(u8 *key, uint	hdrlen,
 
 	frsubtype = frsubtype>>4;
 
-	memset((void *)mic_iv, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)mic_header1, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)mic_header2, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)ctr_preload, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)chain_buffer, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)aes_out, 0, 16);
-	memset((void *)padded_buffer, 0, 16);
-
 	/* start to decrypt the payload */
 
 	num_blocks = (plen-8) / 16; /* plen including LLC, payload_length and mic) */