diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 10a3c0a..f12be2ac 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -486,10 +486,9 @@
 {
 	ax25_cb *ax25;
 
-	if ((ax25 = kmalloc(sizeof(*ax25), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
+	if ((ax25 = kzalloc(sizeof(*ax25), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(ax25, 0x00, sizeof(*ax25));
 	atomic_set(&ax25->refcount, 1);
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->write_queue);