diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
index 1e1cafe287e4e63f7b7c23a18fd9b66965228e2e..ea1105c84d50038e20378e1f9f83b2a4250a04df 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int omninet_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
 	struct omninet_data *od;
 
-	od = kmalloc(sizeof(struct omninet_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	od = kzalloc(sizeof(*od), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!od)
 		return -ENOMEM;