diff --git a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch b/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c09aab73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:22.163111635 +0200
++++ b/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:47.562696256 +0200
+@@ -2720,7 +2720,9 @@
+ system_if_dump_info(struct device *dev, struct blob_buf *b)
+ {
+ 	__u32 *supported, *advertising, *lp_advertising;
+-	bool rx_pause, tx_pause, pause_autoneg;
++	bool rx_pause = false;
++	bool tx_pause = false;
++	bool pause_autoneg = false;
+ 	struct {
+ 		struct ethtool_link_settings req;
+ 		__u32 link_mode_data[3 * 127];