diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-core.c b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
index c32a7c6903d5..7b8e94214b07 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,10 @@ static int compat_standard_call(struct net_device	*dev,
 		return ioctl_standard_call(dev, iwr, cmd, info, handler);
 
 	iwp_compat = (struct compat_iw_point *) &iwr->u.data;
+
+	/* struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. */
+	memset(&iwp, 0, sizeof(iwp));
+
 	iwp.pointer = compat_ptr(iwp_compat->pointer);
 	iwp.length = iwp_compat->length;
 	iwp.flags = iwp_compat->flags;
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-priv.c b/net/wireless/wext-priv.c
index 674d426a9d24..37d1147019c2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-priv.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-priv.c
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ int compat_private_call(struct net_device *dev, struct iwreq *iwr,
 		struct iw_point iwp;
 
 		iwp_compat = (struct compat_iw_point *) &iwr->u.data;
+
+		/* struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. */
+		memset(&iwp, 0, sizeof(iwp));
+
 		iwp.pointer = compat_ptr(iwp_compat->pointer);
 		iwp.length = iwp_compat->length;
 		iwp.flags = iwp_compat->flags;