1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink.c b/drivers/char/synclink.c
index f53e51ddb9d7..fdc256b380b8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink.c
@@ -4324,13 +4324,12 @@ static struct mgsl_struct* mgsl_allocate_device(void)
 {
         struct mgsl_struct *info;
         
-        info = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mgsl_struct),
+        info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mgsl_struct),
                  GFP_KERNEL);
                  
         if (!info) {
                 printk("Error can't allocate device instance data\n");
         } else {
-                memset(info, 0, sizeof(struct mgsl_struct));
                 info->magic = MGSL_MAGIC;
                 INIT_WORK(&info->task, mgsl_bh_handler);
                 info->max_frame_size = 4096;