1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 428b514201f4..372a37e25620 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -3414,13 +3414,12 @@ static struct slgt_info *alloc_dev(int adapter_num, int port_num, struct pci_dev
 {
         struct slgt_info *info;
 
-        info = kmalloc(sizeof(struct slgt_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+        info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct slgt_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 
         if (!info) {
                 DBGERR(("%s device alloc failed adapter=%d port=%d\n",
                         driver_name, adapter_num, port_num));
         } else {
-                memset(info, 0, sizeof(struct slgt_info));
                 info->magic = MGSL_MAGIC;
                 INIT_WORK(&info->task, bh_handler);
                 info->max_frame_size = 4096;