diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1025.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1025.c
index 526b7ff..3ec1242 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1025.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1025.c
@@ -331,11 +331,10 @@
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (!(data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct adm1025_data), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct adm1025_data), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct adm1025_data));
 
 	/* The common I2C client data is placed right before the
 	   ADM1025-specific data. */