diff --git a/net/ipv4/ah4.c b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
index 8e748be..1366bc6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ah4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
@@ -215,12 +215,10 @@
 	if (x->encap)
 		goto error;
 
-	ahp = kmalloc(sizeof(*ahp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ahp = kzalloc(sizeof(*ahp), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ahp == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(ahp, 0, sizeof(*ahp));
-
 	ahp->key = x->aalg->alg_key;
 	ahp->key_len = (x->aalg->alg_key_len+7)/8;
 	ahp->tfm = crypto_alloc_tfm(x->aalg->alg_name, 0);