1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c
index 74ea29c3205e..00aa225e8d95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c
@@ -807,14 +807,12 @@ static struct expansion_card *__init ecard_alloc_card(int type, int slot)
         unsigned long base;
         int i;
 
-        ec = kmalloc(sizeof(ecard_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+        ec = kzalloc(sizeof(ecard_t), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!ec) {
                 ec = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
                 goto nomem;
         }
 
-        memset(ec, 0, sizeof(ecard_t));
-
         ec->slot_no = slot;
         ec->type = type;
         ec->irq = NO_IRQ;