diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index f8dbfeee6c63..dc2e97c543a5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ static int virtscsi_queuecommand(struct virtio_scsi *vscsi,
 	dev_dbg(&sc->device->sdev_gendev,
 		"cmd %p CDB: %#02x\n", sc, sc->cmnd[0]);
 
-	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
 	cmd->sc = sc;
 
 	BUG_ON(sc->cmd_len > VIRTIO_SCSI_CDB_SIZE);