diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index 2b2e011e9055..2a1625d84a69 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ int intel_panel_setup_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
 	else
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
 	dev_priv->backlight =
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index 42db254f6bb0..a0c82229e8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ void radeon_legacy_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
 	props.max_brightness = MAX_RADEON_LEVEL;
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	bd = backlight_device_register("radeon_bl", &drm_connector->kdev,