diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 858baac..ad63d85 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	switch (action) {
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-		if (!alloc_cpumask_var_node(&cfd->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL,
+		if (!zalloc_cpumask_var_node(&cfd->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL,
 				cpu_to_node(cpu)))
 			return NOTIFY_BAD;
 		break;