diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index f1f78a7..dc7dac6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 10b91eb..0076449 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index c973ace..8bb543b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,8 @@
 	if (!newinfo)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	memset(newinfo->entries, 0, size);
+
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
 		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 5c35d64..9cfee666 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
 {
 	const struct xt_match *match = m->u.kernel.match;
 	struct compat_xt_entry_match *cm = (struct compat_xt_entry_match *)m;
-	int pad, off = xt_compat_match_offset(match);
+	int off = xt_compat_match_offset(match);
 	u_int16_t msize = cm->u.user.match_size;
 	char name[sizeof(m->u.user.name)];
 
@@ -743,9 +743,6 @@
 		match->compat_from_user(m->data, cm->data);
 	else
 		memcpy(m->data, cm->data, msize - sizeof(*cm));
-	pad = XT_ALIGN(match->matchsize) - match->matchsize;
-	if (pad > 0)
-		memset(m->data + match->matchsize, 0, pad);
 
 	msize += off;
 	m->u.user.match_size = msize;
@@ -1116,7 +1113,7 @@
 {
 	const struct xt_target *target = t->u.kernel.target;
 	struct compat_xt_entry_target *ct = (struct compat_xt_entry_target *)t;
-	int pad, off = xt_compat_target_offset(target);
+	int off = xt_compat_target_offset(target);
 	u_int16_t tsize = ct->u.user.target_size;
 	char name[sizeof(t->u.user.name)];
 
@@ -1126,9 +1123,6 @@
 		target->compat_from_user(t->data, ct->data);
 	else
 		memcpy(t->data, ct->data, tsize - sizeof(*ct));
-	pad = XT_ALIGN(target->targetsize) - target->targetsize;
-	if (pad > 0)
-		memset(t->data + target->targetsize, 0, pad);
 
 	tsize += off;
 	t->u.user.target_size = tsize;