1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 9d9872347f56..8ba2d988d051 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1517,11 +1517,10 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
                                         "sd_attach\n"));
 
         error = -ENOMEM;
-        sdkp = kmalloc(sizeof(*sdkp), GFP_KERNEL);
+        sdkp = kzalloc(sizeof(*sdkp), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!sdkp)
                 goto out;
 
-        memset (sdkp, 0, sizeof(*sdkp));
         kref_init(&sdkp->kref);
 
         gd = alloc_disk(16);