1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 588107923499..ef57f253031c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -306,10 +306,9 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(struct scsi_host_template *sht, int privsize)
                 dump_stack();
         }
 
-        shost = kmalloc(sizeof(struct Scsi_Host) + privsize, gfp_mask);
+        shost = kzalloc(sizeof(struct Scsi_Host) + privsize, gfp_mask);
         if (!shost)
                 return NULL;
-        memset(shost, 0, sizeof(struct Scsi_Host) + privsize);
 
         spin_lock_init(&shost->default_lock);
         scsi_assign_lock(shost, &shost->default_lock);