1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 6650ae1c088f..5db295d7a879 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -729,10 +729,9 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
             /* although the numbers above are not valid since long ago, the
                point is still up-to-date and the comment still has its value
                even if only as a historical artifact.  --mj, July 1998 */
-            vc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct vc_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+            vc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vc_data), GFP_KERNEL);
             if (!vc)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-            memset(vc, 0, sizeof(*vc));
             vc_cons[currcons].d = vc;
             INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK);
             visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);