1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
index b442b585b4b1..50983f9ce4bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
@@ -631,10 +631,9 @@ static struct cmac *pm3393_mac_create(adapter_t *adapter, int index)
 {
         struct cmac *cmac;
 
-        cmac = kmalloc(sizeof(*cmac) + sizeof(cmac_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
+        cmac = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmac) + sizeof(cmac_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!cmac)
                 return NULL;
-        memset(cmac, 0, sizeof(*cmac));
 
         cmac->ops = &pm3393_ops;
         cmac->instance = (cmac_instance *) (cmac + 1);