diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 32923162179ef8b45948149972343744144694ec..217a2eedee0aafc143e5533aff617b70693927cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int tlb_initialize(struct bonding *bond)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&(bond_info->tx_hashtbl_lock));
 
-	new_hashtbl = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_hashtbl = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_hashtbl) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 		       ": %s: Error: Failed to allocate TLB hash table\n",
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ static int tlb_initialize(struct bonding *bond)
 
 	bond_info->tx_hashtbl = new_hashtbl;
 
-	memset(bond_info->tx_hashtbl, 0, size);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < TLB_HASH_TABLE_SIZE; i++) {
 		tlb_init_table_entry(&bond_info->tx_hashtbl[i], 1);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index d3801a00d3d5152f6009024bb41248db950dc43f..8ce8fec615bad67d99a7e6ad9e288cd5fe5ec5dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1343,14 +1343,12 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 			"inaccurate.\n", bond_dev->name, slave_dev->name);
 	}
 
-	new_slave = kmalloc(sizeof(struct slave), GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_slave = kzalloc(sizeof(struct slave), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_slave) {
 		res = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_undo_flags;
 	}
 
-	memset(new_slave, 0, sizeof(struct slave));
-
 	/* save slave's original flags before calling
 	 * netdev_set_master and dev_open
 	 */