diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
index 3c60a9f5d0..61663b8cae 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
@@ -1137,11 +1137,9 @@ static void find_rcven_pi_coarse(ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank,
 static void fine_tune_rcven_pi(ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank, int *upperA)
 {
 	int rcven_delta;
-	int statistics[NUM_LANES][51];
+	int statistics[NUM_LANES][51] = {0};
 	int lane, i;
 
-	memset(statistics, 0, sizeof(statistics));
-
 	for (rcven_delta = -25; rcven_delta <= 25; rcven_delta++) {
 
 		FOR_ALL_LANES {