1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/caif/cfctrl.c b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
index a521d32cfe56..0ffe1e1ce901 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfctrl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
@@ -284,12 +284,11 @@ int cfctrl_linkup_request(struct cflayer *layer,
                            __func__, param->linktype);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
-        req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
+        req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!req) {
                 pr_warning("CAIF: %s(): Out of memory\n", __func__);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
         req->client_layer = user_layer;
         req->cmd = CFCTRL_CMD_LINK_SETUP;
         req->param = *param;