diff --git a/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c b/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
index 602db49..fef56ca 100644
--- a/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
@@ -744,11 +744,10 @@
  
 struct ac97_codec *ac97_alloc_codec(void)
 {
-	struct ac97_codec *codec = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ac97_codec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct ac97_codec *codec = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ac97_codec), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(!codec)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(codec, 0, sizeof(*codec));
 	spin_lock_init(&codec->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&codec->list);
 	return codec;