1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 287fdce7f767..ce3f39a4798a 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
                         goto over;
         }
 
-        f = kmem_cache_alloc(filp_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+        f = kmem_cache_zalloc(filp_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (f == NULL)
                 goto fail;
 
         percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
-        memset(f, 0, sizeof(*f));
         if (security_file_alloc(f))
                 goto fail_sec;