diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ftl.c b/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
index da39355..24235d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@
 {
 	partition_t *partition;
 
-	partition = kmalloc(sizeof(partition_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	partition = kzalloc(sizeof(partition_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!partition) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "No memory to scan for FTL on %s\n",
@@ -1041,8 +1041,6 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	memset(partition, 0, sizeof(partition_t));
-
 	partition->mbd.mtd = mtd;
 
 	if ((scan_header(partition) == 0) &&