diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842.c
index da3cb8c35ec7b395c64afcf1bc44eca7f310a238..d94e25df503b91fc873c6b12f74d5d83192b0c02 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int nx842_crypto_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, struct nx842_driver *driver)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 	ctx->driver = driver;
-	ctx->wmem = kzalloc(driver->workmem_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	ctx->wmem = kmalloc(driver->workmem_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ctx->sbounce = (u8 *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, BOUNCE_BUFFER_ORDER);
 	ctx->dbounce = (u8 *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, BOUNCE_BUFFER_ORDER);
 	if (!ctx->wmem || !ctx->sbounce || !ctx->dbounce) {