1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/afs/vlocation.c b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
index 331f730a1fb3..782ee7c600ca 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vlocation.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
@@ -281,11 +281,10 @@ int afs_vlocation_lookup(struct afs_cell *cell,
         spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
 
         /* not in the cell's in-memory lists - create a new record */
-        vlocation = kmalloc(sizeof(struct afs_vlocation), GFP_KERNEL);
+        vlocation = kzalloc(sizeof(struct afs_vlocation), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!vlocation)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        memset(vlocation, 0, sizeof(struct afs_vlocation));
         atomic_set(&vlocation->usage, 1);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vlocation->link);
         rwlock_init(&vlocation->lock);