diff --git a/drivers/isdn/icn/icn.c b/drivers/isdn/icn/icn.c
index 730bbd0..1e699bc 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/icn/icn.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/icn/icn.c
@@ -1519,12 +1519,11 @@
 	icn_card *card;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!(card = (icn_card *) kmalloc(sizeof(icn_card), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(card = kzalloc(sizeof(icn_card), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "icn: (%s) Could not allocate card-struct.\n", id);
 		return (icn_card *) 0;
 	}
-	memset((char *) card, 0, sizeof(icn_card));
 	spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
 	card->port = port;
 	card->interface.owner = THIS_MODULE;