diff --git a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
index bfb2d3f06738481d302e7edb3550addbbb6a4691..18078ecbfcc6bfb5c68b173bd256ba9f63793244 100644
--- a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
+++ b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
@@ -1555,16 +1555,14 @@ static int ca91cx42_crcsr_init(struct vme_bridge *ca91cx42_bridge,
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate mem for CR/CSR image */
-	bridge->crcsr_kernel = pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE,
-		&bridge->crcsr_bus);
+	bridge->crcsr_kernel = pci_zalloc_consistent(pdev, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE,
+						     &bridge->crcsr_bus);
 	if (bridge->crcsr_kernel == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to allocate memory for CR/CSR "
 			"image\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memset(bridge->crcsr_kernel, 0, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE);
-
 	crcsr_addr = slot * (512 * 1024);
 	iowrite32(bridge->crcsr_bus - crcsr_addr, bridge->base + VCSR_TO);
 
diff --git a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
index 61e706c0e00c6f6435d89ad5a23d9d887bd23bec..e07cfa8001bbf0ab2a253eae50b6290c3a60a984 100644
--- a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
+++ b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
@@ -2275,16 +2275,14 @@ static int tsi148_crcsr_init(struct vme_bridge *tsi148_bridge,
 	bridge = tsi148_bridge->driver_priv;
 
 	/* Allocate mem for CR/CSR image */
-	bridge->crcsr_kernel = pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE,
-		&bridge->crcsr_bus);
+	bridge->crcsr_kernel = pci_zalloc_consistent(pdev, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE,
+						     &bridge->crcsr_bus);
 	if (bridge->crcsr_kernel == NULL) {
 		dev_err(tsi148_bridge->parent, "Failed to allocate memory for "
 			"CR/CSR image\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memset(bridge->crcsr_kernel, 0, VME_CRCSR_BUF_SIZE);
-
 	reg_split(bridge->crcsr_bus, &crcsr_bus_high, &crcsr_bus_low);
 
 	iowrite32be(crcsr_bus_high, bridge->base + TSI148_LCSR_CROU);