diff --git a/src/ext4_fs.c b/src/ext4_fs.c
index e8a2777..8a0be5b 100644
--- a/src/ext4_fs.c
+++ b/src/ext4_fs.c
@@ -864,6 +864,8 @@ int ext4_fs_alloc_inode(struct ext4_fs *fs, struct ext4_inode_ref *inode_ref,
 	/* Initialize i-node */
 	struct ext4_inode *inode = inode_ref->inode;
 
+	memset(inode, 0, inode_size);
+
 	uint32_t mode;
 	if (is_dir) {
 		/*