1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
index 3078c419cb02..20732458f5ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
@@ -164,14 +164,13 @@ irport_open(int i, unsigned int iobase, unsigned int irq)
         
         /* Allocate memory if needed */
         if (self->tx_buff.truesize > 0) {
-                self->tx_buff.head = kmalloc(self->tx_buff.truesize,
+                self->tx_buff.head = kzalloc(self->tx_buff.truesize,
                                                       GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (self->tx_buff.head == NULL) {
                         IRDA_ERROR("%s(), can't allocate memory for "
                                    "transmit buffer!\n", __FUNCTION__);
                         goto err_out4;
                 }
-                memset(self->tx_buff.head, 0, self->tx_buff.truesize);
         }       
         self->tx_buff.data = self->tx_buff.head;