diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index f06fb78383a1b865b22c989661a1795f4d7f0368..009dd0f185355b4aa71eacdc1157f904565d248f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -465,12 +465,10 @@ static int cdc_ncm_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	int temp;
 	u8 iface_no;
 
-	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ctx == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
-
 	init_timer(&ctx->tx_timer);
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->mtx);
 	ctx->netdev = dev->net;