diff --git a/misc/arpd.c b/misc/arpd.c
index b4935c23eebb..a2ae76a41f8d 100644
--- a/misc/arpd.c
+++ b/misc/arpd.c
@@ -439,8 +439,6 @@ static void get_kern_msg(void)
 	struct msghdr msg = {
 		.msg_name = &nladdr, .msg_namelen = sizeof(nladdr),
 		.msg_iov = &iov, .msg_iovlen = 1,
-		.msg_control = (void *)NULL, .msg_controllen = 0,
-		.msg_flags = 0
 	};
 
 	iov.iov_base = buf;