diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index a26ba07..71bdf88 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -436,11 +436,10 @@
 
 	bytes = max(in_len, out_len);
 	if (bytes) {
-		buffer = kmalloc(bytes, q->bounce_gfp | GFP_USER| __GFP_NOWARN);
+		buffer = kzalloc(bytes, q->bounce_gfp | GFP_USER| __GFP_NOWARN);
 		if (!buffer)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memset(buffer, 0, bytes);
 	}
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, in_len ? WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);