1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-hw-handler.c b/drivers/md/dm-hw-handler.c
index baafaaba4d4b..2ee84d8aa0bf 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-hw-handler.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-hw-handler.c
@@ -91,12 +91,10 @@ void dm_put_hw_handler(struct hw_handler_type *hwht)
 
 static struct hwh_internal *_alloc_hw_handler(struct hw_handler_type *hwht)
 {
-        struct hwh_internal *hwhi = kmalloc(sizeof(*hwhi), GFP_KERNEL);
+        struct hwh_internal *hwhi = kzalloc(sizeof(*hwhi), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-        if (hwhi) {
-                memset(hwhi, 0, sizeof(*hwhi));
+        if (hwhi)
                 hwhi->hwht = *hwht;
-        }
 
         return hwhi;
 }