diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 47f2b83..0ac7eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ide-tape: Use drive %s with ide-scsi emulation and osst.\n", drive->name);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ide-tape: OnStream support will be removed soon from ide-tape!\n");
 	}
-	tape = (idetape_tape_t *) kmalloc (sizeof (idetape_tape_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	tape = (idetape_tape_t *) kzalloc (sizeof (idetape_tape_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tape == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: %s: Can't allocate a tape structure\n", drive->name);
 		goto failed;
@@ -4864,8 +4864,6 @@
 
 	ide_register_subdriver(drive, &idetape_driver);
 
-	memset(tape, 0, sizeof(*tape));
-
 	kref_init(&tape->kref);
 
 	tape->drive = drive;