diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
index c6230a426c..5322479d82 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ cm_IoctlSetVolumeStatus(struct cm_ioctl *ioctlp, struct cm_user *userp, cm_scach
     clientchar_t *strp;
     struct rx_connection * rxconnp;
 
+    memset(&storeStat, 0, sizeof(storeStat));
 #ifdef AFS_FREELANCE_CLIENT
     if ( scp->fid.cell == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_CELL_ID && scp->fid.volume == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_VOL_ID ) {
 	code = CM_ERROR_NOACCESS;
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
index 948809d7d2..5b9a8fd081 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
@@ -2074,6 +2074,7 @@ DECL_PIOCTL(PSetVolumeStatus)
     AFS_STATCNT(PSetVolumeStatus);
     if (!avc)
 	return EINVAL;
+    memset(&storeStat, 0, sizeof(storeStat));
 
     tvp = afs_GetVolume(&avc->f.fid, areq, READ_LOCK);
     if (tvp) {