diff --git a/drivers/ipm/ipm_imx.c b/drivers/ipm/ipm_imx.c
index da8a450982b..f0fc5488670 100644
--- a/drivers/ipm/ipm_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/ipm/ipm_imx.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int imx_mu_ipm_send(const struct device *dev, int wait, uint32_t id,
 {
 	const struct imx_mu_config *config = dev->config;
 	MU_Type *base = MU(config);
-	uint32_t data32[IMX_IPM_DATA_REGS];
+	uint32_t data32[IMX_IPM_DATA_REGS] = {0};
 #if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPM_IMX_REV2)
 	mu_status_t status;
 #endif