diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 85ab99a417..1ed3161052 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -7583,7 +7583,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_wifi_logger_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	struct nlattr *tb[QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_WIFI_LOGGER_START_MAX + 1];
-	struct sir_wifi_start_log start_log;
+	struct sir_wifi_start_log start_log = { 0 };
 
 	hdd_enter_dev(wdev->netdev);
 
@@ -7635,6 +7635,8 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_wifi_logger_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	start_log.is_iwpriv_command = nla_get_u32(
 			tb[QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_WIFI_LOGGER_FLAGS]);
 
+	start_log.user_triggered = 1;
+
 	/* size is buff size which can be set using iwpriv command*/
 	start_log.size = 0;
 	start_log.is_pktlog_buff_clear = false;