diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index ed638d6..7b12484 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1354,31 +1354,27 @@
 static int __devinit
 e1000_alloc_queues(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	int size;
-
-	size = sizeof(struct e1000_tx_ring) * adapter->num_tx_queues;
-	adapter->tx_ring = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->tx_ring = kcalloc(adapter->num_tx_queues,
+	                           sizeof(struct e1000_tx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->tx_ring)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(adapter->tx_ring, 0, size);
 
-	size = sizeof(struct e1000_rx_ring) * adapter->num_rx_queues;
-	adapter->rx_ring = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->rx_ring = kcalloc(adapter->num_rx_queues,
+	                           sizeof(struct e1000_rx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->rx_ring) {
 		kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(adapter->rx_ring, 0, size);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
-	size = sizeof(struct net_device) * adapter->num_rx_queues;
-	adapter->polling_netdev = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->polling_netdev = kcalloc(adapter->num_rx_queues,
+	                                  sizeof(struct net_device),
+	                                  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->polling_netdev) {
 		kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
 		kfree(adapter->rx_ring);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(adapter->polling_netdev, 0, size);
 #endif
 
 	return E1000_SUCCESS;
@@ -1774,18 +1770,18 @@
 	}
 	memset(rxdr->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
-	size = sizeof(struct e1000_ps_page) * rxdr->count;
-	rxdr->ps_page = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rxdr->ps_page = kcalloc(rxdr->count, sizeof(struct e1000_ps_page),
+	                        GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rxdr->ps_page) {
 		vfree(rxdr->buffer_info);
 		DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR,
 		"Unable to allocate memory for the receive descriptor ring\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(rxdr->ps_page, 0, size);
 
-	size = sizeof(struct e1000_ps_page_dma) * rxdr->count;
-	rxdr->ps_page_dma = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rxdr->ps_page_dma = kcalloc(rxdr->count,
+	                            sizeof(struct e1000_ps_page_dma),
+	                            GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rxdr->ps_page_dma) {
 		vfree(rxdr->buffer_info);
 		kfree(rxdr->ps_page);
@@ -1793,7 +1789,6 @@
 		"Unable to allocate memory for the receive descriptor ring\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(rxdr->ps_page_dma, 0, size);
 
 	if (adapter->hw.mac_type <= e1000_82547_rev_2)
 		desc_len = sizeof(struct e1000_rx_desc);