diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_deflate.c b/drivers/net/ppp_deflate.c
index 72c8d66..eb98b66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_deflate.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_deflate.c
@@ -121,12 +121,11 @@
 	if (w_size < DEFLATE_MIN_SIZE || w_size > DEFLATE_MAX_SIZE)
 		return NULL;
 
-	state = kmalloc(sizeof(*state),
+	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state),
 						     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (state == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset (state, 0, sizeof (struct ppp_deflate_state));
 	state->strm.next_in   = NULL;
 	state->w_size         = w_size;
 	state->strm.workspace = vmalloc(zlib_deflate_workspacesize());
@@ -341,11 +340,10 @@
 	if (w_size < DEFLATE_MIN_SIZE || w_size > DEFLATE_MAX_SIZE)
 		return NULL;
 
-	state = kmalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (state == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset (state, 0, sizeof (struct ppp_deflate_state));
 	state->w_size         = w_size;
 	state->strm.next_out  = NULL;
 	state->strm.workspace = kmalloc(zlib_inflate_workspacesize(),