diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 0e329a3..f12c65b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -654,10 +654,9 @@
 	journal_t *journal;
 	int err;
 
-	journal = kmalloc(sizeof(*journal), GFP_KERNEL);
+	journal = kzalloc(sizeof(*journal), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOFAIL);
 	if (!journal)
 		goto fail;
-	memset(journal, 0, sizeof(*journal));
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&journal->j_wait_transaction_locked);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&journal->j_wait_logspace);