1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
index 5918fab38349..ce64032a465a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -207,13 +207,12 @@ ppp_sync_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
         struct syncppp *ap;
         int err;
 
-        ap = kmalloc(sizeof(*ap), GFP_KERNEL);
+        ap = kzalloc(sizeof(*ap), GFP_KERNEL);
         err = -ENOMEM;
         if (ap == 0)
                 goto out;
 
         /* initialize the syncppp structure */
-        memset(ap, 0, sizeof(*ap));
         ap->tty = tty;
         ap->mru = PPP_MRU;
         spin_lock_init(&ap->xmit_lock);