1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jffs/intrep.c b/fs/jffs/intrep.c
index 478a74e2e9d5..d0e783f199ea 100644
--- a/fs/jffs/intrep.c
+++ b/fs/jffs/intrep.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ jffs_add_virtual_root(struct jffs_control *c)
         D2(printk("jffs_add_virtual_root(): "
                   "Creating a virtual root directory.\n"));
 
-        if (!(root = kmalloc(sizeof(struct jffs_file), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+        if (!(root = kzalloc(sizeof(struct jffs_file), GFP_KERNEL))) {
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
         no_jffs_file++;
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ jffs_add_virtual_root(struct jffs_control *c)
         DJM(no_jffs_node++);
         memset(node, 0, sizeof(struct jffs_node));
         node->ino = JFFS_MIN_INO;
-        memset(root, 0, sizeof(struct jffs_file));
         root->ino = JFFS_MIN_INO;
         root->mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP
                      | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;