diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index bca657aebb39..33e4cbab059f 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3437,6 +3437,8 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 
 replay_again:
 	/* reinitialize for possible replay */
+	resp_buftype = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
+	memset(&rsp_iov, 0, sizeof(rsp_iov));
 	flags = 0;
 	server = cifs_pick_channel(ses);