diff --git a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c
index b682e919d5..be8c2b61c9 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c
@@ -488,8 +488,6 @@ static int modify_qp(PVRDMADev *dev, union pvrdma_cmd_req *req,
     struct pvrdma_cmd_modify_qp *cmd = &req->modify_qp;
     int rc;
 
-    memset(rsp, 0, sizeof(*rsp));
-
     /* No need to verify sgid_index since it is u8 */
 
     rc = rdma_rm_modify_qp(&dev->rdma_dev_res, &dev->backend_dev,
@@ -512,7 +510,7 @@ static int query_qp(PVRDMADev *dev, union pvrdma_cmd_req *req,
     struct ibv_qp_init_attr init_attr;
     int rc;
 
-    memset(rsp, 0, sizeof(*rsp));
+    memset(resp, 0, sizeof(*resp));
 
     rc = rdma_rm_query_qp(&dev->rdma_dev_res, &dev->backend_dev, cmd->qp_handle,
                           (struct ibv_qp_attr *)&resp->attrs, cmd->attr_mask,