diff --git a/apps/router/ipmodule.c b/apps/router/ipmodule.c
index d0624f25..f885e2d7 100644
--- a/apps/router/ipmodule.c
+++ b/apps/router/ipmodule.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void *dl_ip_thread(void *pArgs)
 
 bool dl_ip_init(ROUTER_PORT *port, IP_DATA *ip_data)
 {
-    struct sockaddr_in sin;
+    struct sockaddr_in sin = { 0 };
     int socket_opt = 0;
     int status = 0; /* for error checking */
 
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ bool dl_ip_init(ROUTER_PORT *port, IP_DATA *ip_data)
     sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
     sin.sin_port = ip_data->port;
 
-    memset(&sin.sin_zero, '\0', sizeof(sin.sin_zero));
-
     status = bind(ip_data->socket, (const struct sockaddr *)&sin,
         sizeof(struct sockaddr));
     if (status < 0) {
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.c b/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.c
index 2aafdfba..ab78cf0e 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int bip_send_pdu(BACNET_ADDRESS *dest, /* destination address */
     uint8_t *pdu, /* any data to be sent - may be null */
     unsigned pdu_len)
 { /* number of bytes of data */
-    struct sockaddr_in bip_dest;
+    struct sockaddr_in bip_dest = { 0 };
     uint8_t mtu[MAX_MPDU] = { 0 };
     int mtu_len = 0;
     int bytes_sent = 0;
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ int bip_send_pdu(BACNET_ADDRESS *dest, /* destination address */
     }
     bip_dest.sin_addr.s_addr = address.s_addr;
     bip_dest.sin_port = port;
-    memset(&(bip_dest.sin_zero), '\0', 8);
     mtu_len = 2;
     mtu_len += encode_unsigned16(
         &mtu[mtu_len], (uint16_t)(pdu_len + 4 /*inclusive */));
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/bvlc.c b/src/bacnet/datalink/bvlc.c
index 56a54d49..c2f8fc50 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/bvlc.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/bvlc.c
@@ -842,7 +842,6 @@ int bvlc_send_mpdu(struct sockaddr_in *dest, uint8_t *mtu, uint16_t mtu_len)
     bvlc_dest.sin_family = AF_INET;
     bvlc_dest.sin_addr.s_addr = dest->sin_addr.s_addr;
     bvlc_dest.sin_port = dest->sin_port;
-    memset(&(bvlc_dest.sin_zero), '\0', 8);
     /* Send the packet */
     return sendto(bip_socket(), (char *)mtu, mtu_len, 0,
         (struct sockaddr *)&bvlc_dest, sizeof(struct sockaddr));