1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c b/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c
index 7845eaf6f29f..202d4a4ef751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c
@@ -395,14 +395,13 @@ static void *bsd_alloc (unsigned char *options, int opt_len, int decomp)
  * Allocate the main control structure for this instance.
  */
     maxmaxcode = MAXCODE(bits);
-    db         = kmalloc(sizeof (struct bsd_db),
+    db         = kzalloc(sizeof (struct bsd_db),
                                             GFP_KERNEL);
     if (!db)
       {
         return NULL;
       }
 
-    memset (db, 0, sizeof(struct bsd_db));
 /*
  * Allocate space for the dictionary. This may be more than one page in
  * length.