diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index a6425b21e909..e0edfa0b1cd0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4350,6 +4350,8 @@ SMB2_flush(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);