1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 698a1540e303..283d87522c5d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -984,12 +984,11 @@ acpi_add_single_object(struct acpi_device **child,
         if (!child)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        device = kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+        device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_device), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!device) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Memory allocation error\n");
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(device, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_device));
 
         device->handle = handle;
         device->parent = parent;