1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
index ba1dbcdf4609..0e8c39b6ccd4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
@@ -3383,12 +3383,11 @@ static int alloc_desc(struct slgt_info *info)
         unsigned int pbufs;
 
         /* allocate memory to hold descriptor lists */
-        info->bufs = pci_alloc_consistent(info->pdev, DESC_LIST_SIZE, &info->bufs_dma_addr);
+        info->bufs = pci_zalloc_consistent(info->pdev, DESC_LIST_SIZE,
+                                           &info->bufs_dma_addr);
         if (info->bufs == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        memset(info->bufs, 0, DESC_LIST_SIZE);
-
         info->rbufs = (struct slgt_desc*)info->bufs;
         info->tbufs = ((struct slgt_desc*)info->bufs) + info->rbuf_count;