diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfscpuload.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfscpuload.c
index 593c0c5281..11af96c34b 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfscpuload.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfscpuload.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * fs/procfs/fs_procfscpuload.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2014 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2014, 2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -333,10 +333,8 @@ static int cpuload_stat(const char *relpath, struct stat *buf)
 
   /* "cpuload" is the name for a read-only file */
 
-  buf->st_mode    = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
-  buf->st_size    = 0;
-  buf->st_blksize = 0;
-  buf->st_blocks  = 0;
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
+  buf->st_mode = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfskmm.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfskmm.c
index ab0c6779ec..d3c8699d19 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfskmm.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfskmm.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * fs/procfs/fs_procfskmm.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2016 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -312,10 +312,8 @@ static int kmm_stat(FAR const char *relpath, FAR struct stat *buf)
 
   /* "kmm" is the name for a read-only file */
 
-  buf->st_mode    = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
-  buf->st_size    = 0;
-  buf->st_blksize = 0;
-  buf->st_blocks  = 0;
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
+  buf->st_mode = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
index db426ee5ef..c8824b9ca0 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ static int proc_stat(const char *relpath, struct stat *buf)
 
   /* Was the <pid> the final element of the path? */
 
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
   if (*ptr == '\0' || strcmp(ptr, "/") == 0)
     {
       /* Yes ... It's a read-only directory */
@@ -1601,11 +1602,6 @@ static int proc_stat(const char *relpath, struct stat *buf)
         }
     }
 
-  /* File/directory size, access block size */
-
-  buf->st_size    = 0;
-  buf->st_blksize = 0;
-  buf->st_blocks  = 0;
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsuptime.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsuptime.c
index 9a9f8de8ba..f9e76cb897 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsuptime.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsuptime.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * fs/procfs/fs_procfsuptime.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2013 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013, 2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -346,10 +346,8 @@ static int uptime_stat(FAR const char *relpath, FAR struct stat *buf)
 
   /* "uptime" is the name for a read-only file */
 
-  buf->st_mode    = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
-  buf->st_size    = 0;
-  buf->st_blksize = 0;
-  buf->st_blocks  = 0;
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
+  buf->st_mode = S_IFREG | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_skeleton.c b/fs/procfs/fs_skeleton.c
index 0a884e03be..fe7b2998be 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_skeleton.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_skeleton.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * fs/procfs/fs_skeleton.c
  *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Copyright (C) 2015 Ken Pettit. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Ken Pettit <pettitkd@gmail.com>
  *
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ static int skel_rewinddir(FAR struct fs_dirent_s *dir)
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static int skel_stat(FAR const char *relpath, FAR truct stat *buf)
+static int skel_stat(FAR const char *relpath, FAR struct stat *buf)
 {
   int ret = -ENOENT;
 
@@ -446,15 +447,13 @@ static int skel_stat(FAR const char *relpath, FAR truct stat *buf)
    *        or a directory and set it's permissions.
    */
 
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
   buf->st_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IROTH | S_IRGRP | S_IRUSR;
+
+  /* Other 'struct buf' settings may be appropriate (optional) */
+
   ret = OK;
 
-  /* File/directory size, access block size */
-
-  buf->st_size    = 0;
-  buf->st_blksize = 0;
-  buf->st_blocks  = 0;
-
   return ret;
 }