diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
index c31752ca82..75d8431234 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static NMAccessPoint *
 get_active_ap (NMDevice80211Wireless *self,
                NMAccessPoint *ignore_ap)
 {
-	struct ether_addr bssid = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0};
+	struct ether_addr bssid;
 	const GByteArray *ssid;
 	GSList *iter;