diff --git a/channels/chan_dahdi.c b/channels/chan_dahdi.c
index 6df93c7959..0796742929 100644
--- a/channels/chan_dahdi.c
+++ b/channels/chan_dahdi.c
@@ -2532,9 +2532,6 @@ static int conf_del(struct dahdi_pvt *p, struct dahdi_subchannel *c, int idx)
 		/* Don't delete if we don't think it's conferenced at all (implied) */
 		) return 0;
 	memset(&zi, 0, sizeof(zi));
-	zi.chan = 0;
-	zi.confno = 0;
-	zi.confmode = 0;
 	if (ioctl(c->dfd, DAHDI_SETCONF, &zi)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to drop %d from conference %d/%d: %s\n", c->dfd, c->curconf.confmode, c->curconf.confno, strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
@@ -2590,11 +2587,12 @@ static int isslavenative(struct dahdi_pvt *p, struct dahdi_pvt **out)
 
 static int reset_conf(struct dahdi_pvt *p)
 {
-	struct dahdi_confinfo zi;
-	memset(&zi, 0, sizeof(zi));
 	p->confno = -1;
 	memset(&p->subs[SUB_REAL].curconf, 0, sizeof(p->subs[SUB_REAL].curconf));
 	if (p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1) {
+		struct dahdi_confinfo zi;
+
+		memset(&zi, 0, sizeof(zi));
 		if (ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_SETCONF, &zi))
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to reset conferencing on channel %d: %s\n", p->channel, strerror(errno));
 	}
@@ -2908,8 +2906,7 @@ static int save_conference(struct dahdi_pvt *p)
 		p->saveconf.confmode = 0;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	c.chan = 0;
-	c.confno = 0;
+	memset(&c, 0, sizeof(c));
 	c.confmode = DAHDI_CONF_NORMAL;
 	res = ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_SETCONF, &c);
 	if (res) {
@@ -4599,6 +4596,7 @@ static int dahdi_hangup(struct ast_channel *ast)
 		case SIG_FXOGS:
 		case SIG_FXOLS:
 		case SIG_FXOKS:
+			memset(&par, 0, sizeof(par));
 			res = ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &par);
 			if (!res) {
 #if 0
@@ -5576,6 +5574,7 @@ static int get_alarms(struct dahdi_pvt *p)
 	}
 
 	/* No alarms on the span. Check for channel alarms. */
+	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 	if ((res = ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &params)) >= 0)
 		return params.chan_alarms;
 
@@ -6202,6 +6201,7 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_handle_event(struct ast_channel *ast)
 			{
 				struct dahdi_params par;
 
+				memset(&par, 0, sizeof(par));
 				if (ioctl(p->oprpeer->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &par) != -1)
 				{
 					if (!par.rxisoffhook)
@@ -6694,6 +6694,7 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_read(struct ast_channel *ast)
 	{
 		struct dahdi_params ps;
 
+		memset(&ps, 0, sizeof(ps));
 		ps.channo = p->channel;
 		if (ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &ps) < 0) {
 			ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
@@ -7387,6 +7388,7 @@ static struct ast_channel *dahdi_new(struct dahdi_pvt *i, int state, int startpb
 	if (!tmp)
 		return NULL;
 	tmp->tech = &dahdi_tech;
+	memset(&ps, 0, sizeof(ps));
 	ps.channo = i->channel;
 	res = ioctl(i->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &ps);
 	if (res) {
@@ -10216,9 +10218,10 @@ static struct dahdi_pvt *mkintf(int channel, const struct dahdi_chan_conf *conf,
 #endif
 		} else {
 			chan_sig = tmp->sig;
-			memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
-			if (tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1)
+			if (tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1) {
+				memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 				res = ioctl(tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &p);
+			}
 		}
 		/* Adjust starttime on loopstart and kewlstart trunks to reasonable values */
 		switch (chan_sig) {
@@ -10599,9 +10602,10 @@ static inline int available(struct dahdi_pvt *p, int channelmatch, ast_group_t g
 			if (!p->sig || (p->sig == SIG_FXSLS))
 				return 1;
 			/* Check hook state */
-			if (p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1)
+			if (p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1) {
+				memset(&par, 0, sizeof(par));
 				res = ioctl(p->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &par);
-			else {
+			} else {
 				/* Assume not off hook on CVRS */
 				res = 0;
 				par.rxisoffhook = 0;
@@ -11937,6 +11941,7 @@ static int pri_find_principle(struct dahdi_pri *pri, int channel)
 
 	if (!explicit) {
 		spanfd = pri_active_dchan_fd(pri);
+		memset(&param, 0, sizeof(param));
 		if (ioctl(spanfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &param))
 			return -1;
 		span = pris[param.spanno - 1].prilogicalspan;
@@ -13402,6 +13407,7 @@ static int start_pri(struct dahdi_pri *pri)
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to open D-channel %d (%s)\n", x, strerror(errno));
 			return -1;
 		}
+		memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 		res = ioctl(pri->fds[i], DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &p);
 		if (res) {
 			dahdi_close_pri_fd(pri, i);
@@ -14634,12 +14640,14 @@ static char *dahdi_show_channel(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli
 			memset(&ci, 0, sizeof(ci));
 			ps.channo = tmp->channel;
 			if (tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd > -1) {
+				memset(&ci, 0, sizeof(ci));
 				if (!ioctl(tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GETCONF, &ci)) {
 					ast_cli(a->fd, "Actual Confinfo: Num/%d, Mode/0x%04x\n", ci.confno, ci.confmode);
 				}
 				if (!ioctl(tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GETCONFMUTE, &x)) {
 					ast_cli(a->fd, "Actual Confmute: %s\n", x ? "Yes" : "No");
 				}
+				memset(&ps, 0, sizeof(ps));
 				if (ioctl(tmp->subs[SUB_REAL].dfd, DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &ps) < 0) {
 					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get parameters on channel %d: %s\n", tmp->channel, strerror(errno));
 				} else {
@@ -15299,6 +15307,7 @@ static int linkset_addsigchan(int sigchan)
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to open SS7 sigchan %d (%s)\n", sigchan, strerror(errno));
 			return -1;
 		}
+		memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 		res = ioctl(link->fds[curfd], DAHDI_GET_PARAMS, &p);
 		if (res) {
 			dahdi_close_ss7_fd(link, curfd);