diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 76f06f6..6e6d456 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -706,12 +706,11 @@
 		return -ELIBBAD;
 
 	size = sizeof(*loadmap) + nloads * sizeof(*seg);
-	loadmap = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	loadmap = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!loadmap)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	params->loadmap = loadmap;
-	memset(loadmap, 0, size);
 
 	loadmap->version = ELF32_FDPIC_LOADMAP_VERSION;
 	loadmap->nsegs = nloads;