diff --git a/srpt/conftest/bad_wr_mod/bad_wr_mod.c b/srpt/conftest/bad_wr_mod/bad_wr_mod.c
index cfd76d393..8880f51cd 100644
--- a/srpt/conftest/bad_wr_mod/bad_wr_mod.c
+++ b/srpt/conftest/bad_wr_mod/bad_wr_mod.c
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 static int modinit(void)
 {
-	struct ib_qp *qp = NULL;
-	const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr = NULL;
-	const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr = NULL;
+	struct ib_qp qp = { };
+	const struct ib_recv_wr recv_wr = { };
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *bad_recv_wr;
 
-	return ib_post_recv(qp, recv_wr, bad_recv_wr);
+	return ib_post_recv(&qp, &recv_wr, &bad_recv_wr);
 }
 
 module_init(modinit);