diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 3ee4fdc3da9ec359ad847afa36354240329a2da6..76eac2a554c45cbc87906974b8dd8774c99ea63e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_alloc(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 {
 	struct fuse_file *ff;
 
-	ff = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_file), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ff = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_file), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!ff))
 		return NULL;