diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 11e4235..d7cadf3 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -1829,11 +1829,11 @@
 {
 	request_queue_t *q;
 
-	q = kmem_cache_alloc_node(requestq_cachep, gfp_mask, node_id);
+	q = kmem_cache_alloc_node(requestq_cachep,
+				gfp_mask | __GFP_ZERO, node_id);
 	if (!q)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(q, 0, sizeof(*q));
 	init_timer(&q->unplug_timer);
 
 	snprintf(q->kobj.name, KOBJ_NAME_LEN, "%s", "queue");