diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index a7d11ffe..bf693582 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,8 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *rskb, *cskb;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+
 	if ((sk->sk_state == IUCV_DISCONN) &&
 	    skb_queue_empty(&iucv->backlog_skb_q) &&
 	    skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&