diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index bb5e0a5..7e5c3a4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,9 @@
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 
+	data->flags = 0;
+	data->length = 0;
+
 	switch (wdev->iftype) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwessid(dev, info, data, ssid);