1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/irda/irda_device.c b/net/irda/irda_device.c
index ba40e5495f58..7e7a31798d8d 100644
--- a/net/irda/irda_device.c
+++ b/net/irda/irda_device.c
@@ -401,12 +401,10 @@ dongle_t *irda_device_dongle_init(struct net_device *dev, int type)
         }
 
         /* Allocate dongle info for this instance */
-        dongle = kmalloc(sizeof(dongle_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+        dongle = kzalloc(sizeof(dongle_t), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!dongle)
                 goto out;
 
-        memset(dongle, 0, sizeof(dongle_t));
-
         /* Bind the registration info to this particular instance */
         dongle->issue = reg;
         dongle->dev = dev;