1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_34xx.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_34xx.c
index e765875e8db2..80e7a537e7d2 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_34xx.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_34xx.c
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ tape_34xx_schedule_work(struct tape_device *device, enum tape_op op)
 {
         struct tape_34xx_work *p;
 
-        if ((p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
+        if ((p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
         INIT_WORK(&p->work, tape_34xx_work_handler);
 
         p->device = tape_get_device_reference(device);