diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/csr1212.c b/drivers/ieee1394/csr1212.c
index a6dfeb0b3372..e76cac64c533 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/csr1212.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/csr1212.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kmemcheck.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ csr1212_new_descriptor_leaf(u8 dtype, u32 specifier_id,
 	if (!kv)
 		return NULL;
 
+	kmemcheck_annotate_variable(kv->value.leaf.data[0]);
 	CSR1212_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_SET_TYPE(kv, dtype);
 	CSR1212_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_SET_SPECIFIER_ID(kv, specifier_id);