1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 91fed70a65a6..68a809fa7b19 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -262,11 +262,10 @@ acpi_evaluate_integer(acpi_handle handle,
         if (!data)
                 return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
-        element = kmalloc(sizeof(union acpi_object), irqs_disabled() ? GFP_ATOMIC: GFP_KERNEL);
+        element = kzalloc(sizeof(union acpi_object), irqs_disabled() ? GFP_ATOMIC: GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!element)
                 return AE_NO_MEMORY;
 
-        memset(element, 0, sizeof(union acpi_object));
         buffer.length = sizeof(union acpi_object);
         buffer.pointer = element;
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, pathname, arguments, &buffer);
@@ -321,12 +320,11 @@ acpi_evaluate_string(acpi_handle handle,
                 return AE_BAD_DATA;
         }
 
-        *data = kmalloc(element->string.length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        *data = kzalloc(element->string.length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!data) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Memory allocation\n");
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(*data, 0, element->string.length + 1);
 
         memcpy(*data, element->string.pointer, element->string.length);