diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 785cb6e..b7ddd65 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -340,15 +340,12 @@
 static int add_memory_block(unsigned long node_id, struct mem_section *section,
 		     unsigned long state, int phys_device)
 {
-	size_t size = sizeof(struct memory_block);
-	struct memory_block *mem = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct memory_block *mem = kzalloc(sizeof(*mem), GFP_KERNEL);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!mem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(mem, 0, size);
-
 	mem->phys_index = __section_nr(section);
 	mem->state = state;
 	init_MUTEX(&mem->state_sem);