diff --git a/drivers/char/consolemap.c b/drivers/char/consolemap.c
index 4b3916f549099d16b1a1ed1cb6d280eeafcd02ad..163f3fce3f84e2ca2ea827f5bdd6acd78506194e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/consolemap.c
+++ b/drivers/char/consolemap.c
@@ -494,12 +494,11 @@ int con_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
 	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	if (p && p->readonly) return -EIO;
 	if (!p || --p->refcount) {
-		q = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+		q = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!q) {
 			if (p) p->refcount++;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-		memset(q, 0, sizeof(*q));
 		q->refcount=1;
 		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)q;
 	} else {