diff --git a/dev/driver.c b/dev/driver.c
index 501570e..604d504 100644
--- a/dev/driver.c
+++ b/dev/driver.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <socks/device.h>
+#include <socks/printk.h>
 #include <socks/bitmap.h>
 #include <socks/btree.h>
 #include <socks/kext.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ struct driver *driver_create(struct kext *self, const char *name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	memset(driver, 0x0, sizeof *driver);
+
 	driver->drv_owner = self;
 	strncpy(driver->drv_name, name, sizeof driver->drv_name - 1);
 	driver->drv_name[sizeof driver->drv_name - 1] = 0;