diff --git a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
index f05fe4a786..bbef2bdc85 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libiwinfo
-PKG_RELEASE:=35
+PKG_RELEASE:=36
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
diff --git a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
index 304a18b3ec..763ed61c97 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
+++ b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static int nl80211_init(void)
 			goto err;
 		}
 
+		memset(nls, 0, sizeof(*nls));
+
 		nls->nl_sock = nl_socket_alloc();
 		if (!nls->nl_sock) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;