diff --git a/fs/dquot.c b/fs/dquot.c
index 0952cc4..a561fb2 100644
--- a/fs/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/dquot.c
@@ -600,11 +600,10 @@
 {
 	struct dquot *dquot;
 
-	dquot = kmem_cache_alloc(dquot_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
+	dquot = kmem_cache_zalloc(dquot_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 	if(!dquot)
 		return NODQUOT;
 
-	memset((caddr_t)dquot, 0, sizeof(struct dquot));
 	mutex_init(&dquot->dq_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dquot->dq_free);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dquot->dq_inuse);