1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 3fab8ed697d1..b80b0fc1c4c4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -432,14 +432,11 @@ static int initiate_cifs_search(const int xid, struct file *file)
 
         if(file->private_data == NULL) {
                 file->private_data = 
-                        kmalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo),GFP_KERNEL);
+                        kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo),GFP_KERNEL);
         }
 
-        if(file->private_data == NULL) {
+        if(file->private_data == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-        } else {
-                memset(file->private_data,0,sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo));
-        }
         cifsFile = file->private_data;
         cifsFile->invalidHandle = TRUE;
         cifsFile->srch_inf.endOfSearch = FALSE;