diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index 8fe51c3..b76d608 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -462,11 +462,10 @@
 
 	int o;
 
-	sbi = kmalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sbi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	s->s_fs_info = sbi;
-	memset(sbi, 0, sizeof(*sbi));
 
 	sbi->sb_bmp_dir = NULL;
 	sbi->sb_cp_table = NULL;