diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 00b2b07..84810aa 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -998,19 +998,14 @@
 		hwgroup->hwif->next = hwif;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
 	} else {
-		hwgroup = kmalloc_node(sizeof(ide_hwgroup_t),
-					GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO,
-					hwif_to_node(hwif->drives[0].hwif));
-		if (!hwgroup)
-	       		goto out_up;
+		hwgroup = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*hwgroup), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_ZERO,
+				       hwif_to_node(hwif));
+		if (hwgroup == NULL)
+			goto out_up;
 
 		hwif->hwgroup = hwgroup;
+		hwgroup->hwif = hwif->next = hwif;
 
-		hwgroup->hwif     = hwif->next = hwif;
-		hwgroup->rq       = NULL;
-		hwgroup->handler  = NULL;
-		hwgroup->drive    = NULL;
-		hwgroup->busy     = 0;
 		init_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
 		hwgroup->timer.function = &ide_timer_expiry;
 		hwgroup->timer.data = (unsigned long) hwgroup;