diff --git a/drivers/firmware/edd.c b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
index 6996476..b4502ed6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/edd.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@
 
 	if (!edev)
 		return 1;
-	memset(edev, 0, sizeof (*edev));
 	edd_dev_set_info(edev, i);
 	kobject_set_name(&edev->kobj, "int13_dev%02x",
 			 0x80 + i);
@@ -756,7 +755,7 @@
 		return rc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < edd_num_devices() && !rc; i++) {
-		edev = kmalloc(sizeof (*edev), GFP_KERNEL);
+		edev = kzalloc(sizeof (*edev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!edev)
 			return -ENOMEM;