1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/intermodule.c b/kernel/intermodule.c
index 388977f3e9b7..0cbe633420fb 100644
--- a/kernel/intermodule.c
+++ b/kernel/intermodule.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void inter_module_register(const char *im_name, struct module *owner, const void
         struct list_head *tmp;
         struct inter_module_entry *ime, *ime_new;
 
-        if (!(ime_new = kmalloc(sizeof(*ime), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+        if (!(ime_new = kzalloc(sizeof(*ime), GFP_KERNEL))) {
                 /* Overloaded kernel, not fatal */
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                         "Aiee, inter_module_register: cannot kmalloc entry for '%s'\n",
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ void inter_module_register(const char *im_name, struct module *owner, const void
                 kmalloc_failed = 1;
                 return;
         }
-        memset(ime_new, 0, sizeof(*ime_new));
         ime_new->im_name = im_name;
         ime_new->owner = owner;
         ime_new->userdata = userdata;