diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.c b/drivers/char/sx.c
index 5e01337..5fb79f5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sx.c
@@ -2267,18 +2267,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static void * ckmalloc (int size)
-{
-	void *p;
-
-	p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (p) 
-		memset(p, 0, size);
-	return p;
-}
-
-
 static int sx_init_portstructs (int nboards, int nports)
 {
 	struct sx_board *board;
@@ -2291,7 +2279,7 @@
 
 	/* Many drivers statically allocate the maximum number of ports
 	   There is no reason not to allocate them dynamically. Is there? -- REW */
-	sx_ports          = ckmalloc(nports * sizeof (struct sx_port));
+	sx_ports = kcalloc(nports, sizeof(struct sx_port), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sx_ports)
 		return -ENOMEM;