diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 9924581..6cb4efb 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1255,26 +1255,23 @@
 static void fill_elf_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs,
 			    u16 machine, u32 flags, u8 osabi)
 {
+	memset(elf, 0, sizeof(*elf));
+
 	memcpy(elf->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG);
 	elf->e_ident[EI_CLASS] = ELF_CLASS;
 	elf->e_ident[EI_DATA] = ELF_DATA;
 	elf->e_ident[EI_VERSION] = EV_CURRENT;
 	elf->e_ident[EI_OSABI] = ELF_OSABI;
-	memset(elf->e_ident+EI_PAD, 0, EI_NIDENT-EI_PAD);
 
 	elf->e_type = ET_CORE;
 	elf->e_machine = machine;
 	elf->e_version = EV_CURRENT;
-	elf->e_entry = 0;
 	elf->e_phoff = sizeof(struct elfhdr);
-	elf->e_shoff = 0;
 	elf->e_flags = flags;
 	elf->e_ehsize = sizeof(struct elfhdr);
 	elf->e_phentsize = sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
 	elf->e_phnum = segs;
-	elf->e_shentsize = 0;
-	elf->e_shnum = 0;
-	elf->e_shstrndx = 0;
+
 	return;
 }