diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt819.c b/drivers/media/video/bt819.c
index 560b998..d644779 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt819.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt819.c
@@ -528,21 +528,18 @@
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return 0;
 
-	client = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2c_client), GFP_KERNEL);
+	client = kzalloc(sizeof(struct i2c_client), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (client == 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(client, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_client));
 	client->addr = address;
 	client->adapter = adapter;
 	client->driver = &i2c_driver_bt819;
 
-	decoder = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bt819), GFP_KERNEL);
+	decoder = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bt819), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (decoder == NULL) {
 		kfree(client);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-
-	memset(decoder, 0, sizeof(struct bt819));
 	decoder->norm = VIDEO_MODE_NTSC;
 	decoder->input = 0;
 	decoder->enable = 1;