diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/gpio.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/gpio.c
index 009f4ee1bd09535d8a6753462d1fff9c1d84f9fa..72968fbf814b88fcb75d67d39d4dbab817317057 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/gpio.c
@@ -425,12 +425,11 @@ gpio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (p > GPIO_MINOR_LAST)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	priv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct gpio_private), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gpio_private), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_lock(&gpio_mutex);
-	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 
 	priv->minor = p;