diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zio_crypt.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zio_crypt.c
index 96dabe55a1..e2abc0ae25 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zio_crypt.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zio_crypt.c
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ zio_crypt_init_uios_zil(boolean_t encrypt, uint8_t *plainbuf,
 		nr_src = 1;
 		nr_dst = 0;
 	}
+	bzero(dst, datalen);
 
 	/* find the start and end record of the log block */
 	zilc = (zil_chain_t *)src;