diff --git a/fs/lockd/mon.c b/fs/lockd/mon.c
index ffd3461..6f6ff41 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/mon.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/mon.c
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@
 {
 	struct rpc_clnt	*clnt;
 	int		status;
-	struct nsm_args	args;
+	struct nsm_args args = {
+		.addr		= nsm_addr_in(nsm)->sin_addr.s_addr,
+		.prog		= NLM_PROGRAM,
+		.vers		= 3,
+		.proc		= NLMPROC_NSM_NOTIFY,
+		.mon_name	= nsm->sm_name,
+	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &args,
 		.rpc_resp	= res,
@@ -49,12 +55,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
-	args.mon_name = nsm->sm_name;
-	args.addr = nsm_addr_in(nsm)->sin_addr.s_addr;
-	args.prog = NLM_PROGRAM;
-	args.vers = 3;
-	args.proc = NLMPROC_NSM_NOTIFY;
 	memset(res, 0, sizeof(*res));
 
 	msg.rpc_proc = &clnt->cl_procinfo[proc];