1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 3ef8df0ef888..76e6fb3aab7a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -3020,7 +3020,7 @@ static int edge_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 
         /* set up our port private structures */
         for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
-                edge_port = kmalloc(sizeof(struct edgeport_port), GFP_KERNEL);
+                edge_port = kzalloc(sizeof(struct edgeport_port), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (edge_port == NULL) {
                         dev_err(&serial->dev->dev, "%s - Out of memory\n",
                                                                    __func__);
@@ -3033,7 +3033,6 @@ static int edge_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
                         kfree(edge_serial);
                         return -ENOMEM;
                 }
-                memset(edge_port, 0, sizeof(struct edgeport_port));
                 spin_lock_init(&edge_port->ep_lock);
                 edge_port->port = serial->port[i];
                 usb_set_serial_port_data(serial->port[i], edge_port);