diff --git a/servers/slapd/mra.c b/servers/slapd/mra.c
index 9337c39d1b..e72298feb9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/mra.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/mra.c
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ get_mra(
 	struct berval type = BER_BVNULL;
 	struct berval value = BER_BVNULL;
 	struct berval rule_text = BER_BVNULL;
-	MatchingRuleAssertion ma;
+	MatchingRuleAssertion ma = { 0 };
 #ifdef LDAP_COMP_MATCH
 	AttributeAliasing* aa = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	memset( &ma, 0, sizeof ma);
-
 	rtag = ber_scanf( ber, "{t" /*"}"*/, &tag );
 
 	if( rtag == LBER_ERROR ) {