1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_mppe.c b/drivers/net/ppp_mppe.c
index d5bdd2574659..f79cf87a2bff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_mppe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_mppe.c
@@ -200,11 +200,10 @@ static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen)
             || options[0] != CI_MPPE || options[1] != CILEN_MPPE)
                 goto out;
 
-        state = kmalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
+        state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (state == NULL)
                 goto out;
 
-        memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 
         state->arc4 = crypto_alloc_blkcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
         if (IS_ERR(state->arc4)) {