diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
index 807b7b37d9dce..1e90ff17f87db 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ static int pn533_poll_dep_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 	if (IS_ERR(resp))
 		return PTR_ERR(resp);
 
+	memset(&nfc_target, 0, sizeof(struct nfc_target));
+
 	rsp = (struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep_response *)resp->data;
 
 	rc = rsp->status & PN533_CMD_RET_MASK;
@@ -1774,6 +1776,8 @@ static int pn533_in_dep_link_up_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "Creating new target\n");
 
+		memset(&nfc_target, 0, sizeof(struct nfc_target));
+
 		nfc_target.supported_protocols = NFC_PROTO_NFC_DEP_MASK;
 		nfc_target.nfcid1_len = 10;
 		memcpy(nfc_target.nfcid1, rsp->nfcid3t, nfc_target.nfcid1_len);