diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_comment.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_comment.h
index bae5c7609be2641453c2340ea0b54b05ec87b801..5444b1bbe656ae6595c0fb81bb25cb02fd732bb9 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_comment.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_comment.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ip_set_init_comment(struct ip_set_comment *comment,
 		return;
 	if (unlikely(len > IPSET_MAX_COMMENT_SIZE))
 		len = IPSET_MAX_COMMENT_SIZE;
-	c = kzalloc(sizeof(*c) + len + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	c = kmalloc(sizeof(*c) + len + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!c))
 		return;
 	strlcpy(c->str, ext->comment, len + 1);