1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 021d3108bb6..42e7f01e800 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
                 writer_task = NULL;
                 goto unwind;
         }
-        reader_tasks = kmalloc(nrealreaders * sizeof(reader_tasks[0]),
+        reader_tasks = kzalloc(nrealreaders * sizeof(reader_tasks[0]),
                                GFP_KERNEL);
         if (reader_tasks == NULL) {
                 VERBOSE_PRINTK_ERRSTRING("out of memory");