diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_quota2.c b/net/netfilter/xt_quota2.c
index 165999503f13..81ce67e1b8ef 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_quota2.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_quota2.c
@@ -106,23 +106,16 @@ static void quota2_log(unsigned int hooknum,
 		return;
 	}
 	pm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	memset(pm, 0, sizeof(*pm));
 	if (skb->tstamp == 0)
 		__net_timestamp((struct sk_buff *)skb);
-	pm->data_len = 0;
 	pm->hook = hooknum;
 	if (prefix != NULL)
 		strlcpy(pm->prefix, prefix, sizeof(pm->prefix));
-	else
-		*(pm->prefix) = '\0';
 	if (in)
 		strlcpy(pm->indev_name, in->name, sizeof(pm->indev_name));
-	else
-		pm->indev_name[0] = '\0';
-
 	if (out)
 		strlcpy(pm->outdev_name, out->name, sizeof(pm->outdev_name));
-	else
-		pm->outdev_name[0] = '\0';
 
 	NETLINK_CB(log_skb).dst_group = 1;
 	pr_debug("throwing 1 packets to netlink group 1\n");