diff --git a/src/core/support/stack_lockfree.c b/src/core/support/stack_lockfree.c
index cd0afddf9df43b02168ec0c957fc0df963ac5efe..2c97ee18be1090691c7086d354383f838022489d 100644
--- a/src/core/support/stack_lockfree.c
+++ b/src/core/support/stack_lockfree.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ gpr_stack_lockfree *gpr_stack_lockfree_create(size_t entries) {
 
   /* Point the head at reserved dummy entry */
   stack->head.contents.index = INVALID_ENTRY_INDEX;
+  /* Fill in the pad and aba_ctr to avoid confusing memcheck tools */
+#ifdef GPR_ARCH_64
+  stack->head.contents.pad = 0;
+#endif
+  stack->head.contents.aba_ctr = 0;
   return stack;
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ int gpr_stack_lockfree_push(gpr_stack_lockfree *stack, int entry) {
 
   /* First fill in the entry's index and aba ctr for new head */
   newhead.contents.index = (uint16_t)entry;
+#ifdef GPR_ARCH_64
+  /* Fill in the pad to avoid confusing memcheck tools */
+  newhead.contents.pad = 0;
+#endif
+
   /* Also post-increment the aba_ctr */
   curent.atm = gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&stack->entries[entry].atm);
   newhead.contents.aba_ctr = ++curent.contents.aba_ctr;