diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index eb1465d506ef3..8bc272b6003bb 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ virtio_transport_alloc_skb(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
 	hdr->dst_port	= cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
 	hdr->flags	= cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
 	hdr->len	= cpu_to_le32(len);
+	hdr->buf_alloc	= cpu_to_le32(0);
+	hdr->fwd_cnt	= cpu_to_le32(0);
 
 	if (info->msg && len > 0) {
 		payload = skb_put(skb, len);