diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 8e9aecf97d..52dd65fef7 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -3107,7 +3107,9 @@ _new_from_nl_route (struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gboolean id_only)
 		gboolean is_present;
 		int ifindex;
 		NMIPAddr gateway;
-	} nh;
+	} nh = {
+		.is_present = FALSE,
+	};
 	guint32 mss;
 	guint32 window = 0;
 	guint32 cwnd = 0;
@@ -3151,8 +3153,6 @@ _new_from_nl_route (struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gboolean id_only)
 	 * parse nexthops. Only handle routes with one nh.
 	 *****************************************************************/
 
-	memset (&nh, 0, sizeof (nh));
-
 	if (tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]) {
 		struct rtnexthop *rtnh = nla_data (tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]);
 		size_t tlen = nla_len (tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]);