diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/phidgetservo.c b/drivers/usb/misc/phidgetservo.c
index b3418d2..5a040c2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/phidgetservo.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/phidgetservo.c
@@ -252,12 +252,11 @@
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(interface);
 	struct phidget_servo *dev;
 
-	dev = kmalloc(sizeof (struct phidget_servo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev = kzalloc(sizeof (struct phidget_servo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&interface->dev, "%s - out of memory\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(dev, 0x00, sizeof (*dev));
 
 	dev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 	dev->type = id->driver_info;