1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
index ac01a949b687..fc478c0f93f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ static struct mtd_info *map_absent_probe(struct map_info *map)
 {
         struct mtd_info *mtd;
 
-        mtd = kmalloc(sizeof(*mtd), GFP_KERNEL);
+        mtd = kzalloc(sizeof(*mtd), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!mtd) {
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        memset(mtd, 0, sizeof(*mtd));
-
         map->fldrv      = &map_absent_chipdrv;
         mtd->priv       = map;
         mtd->name       = map->name;