diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c b/drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
index 44ca66cb9b8f141e15d7ca0ccc0b7ae5c2abee60..f34efa7c61b40c9dd71c7bc6be2d519374664a07 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int ttusb_dec_send_command(struct ttusb_dec *dec, const u8 command,
 
 	dprintk("%s\n", __func__);
 
-	b = kmalloc(COMMAND_PACKET_SIZE + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	b = kzalloc(COMMAND_PACKET_SIZE + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!b)
 		return -ENOMEM;