diff --git a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
index 374a8028fec7..b36a000ed969 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static ssize_t ec_dbgfs_cmd_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	int i, m;
 	unsigned char ec_cmd[EC_MAX_CMD_ARGS];
 	unsigned int ec_cmd_int[EC_MAX_CMD_ARGS];
-	char cmdbuf[64];
+	char cmdbuf[64] = "";
 	int ec_cmd_bytes;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec_dbgfs_lock);