diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
index 57cfe06d7d73..93970939d1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c
@@ -1333,30 +1333,21 @@ static sint 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
@@ -1581,15 +1572,15 @@ static sint aes_decipher(u8 *key, uint	hdrlen,
 			num_blocks, payload_index;
 	sint 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];
 
 
@@ -1599,15 +1590,6 @@ static sint 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) */