diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
index cac3540..d858f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
@@ -36,19 +36,18 @@
 static __devinit int
 bvme6000_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host * host = NULL;
+	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters *hostdata;
 
 	if (!MACH_IS_BVME6000)
 		goto out;
 
-	hostdata = kmalloc(sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (hostdata == NULL) {
+	hostdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hostdata) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "bvme6000-scsi: "
 				"Failed to allocate host data\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	memset(hostdata, 0, sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters));
 
 	/* Fill in the required pieces of hostdata */
 	hostdata->base = (void __iomem *)BVME_NCR53C710_BASE;