diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index 929701ca07d31bf1aedbcb7e54a9ba93bc6db654..839fb2b136d37bd9993cbfe42d44ddcffec90e2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@ static int e100_alloc_cbs(struct nic *nic)
 				  &nic->cbs_dma_addr);
 	if (!nic->cbs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	memset(nic->cbs, 0, count * sizeof(struct cb));
 
 	for (cb = nic->cbs, i = 0; i < count; cb++, i++) {
 		cb->next = (i + 1 < count) ? cb + 1 : nic->cbs;
@@ -1837,7 +1838,6 @@ static int e100_alloc_cbs(struct nic *nic)
 		cb->dma_addr = nic->cbs_dma_addr + i * sizeof(struct cb);
 		cb->link = cpu_to_le32(nic->cbs_dma_addr +
 			((i+1) % count) * sizeof(struct cb));
-		cb->skb = NULL;
 	}
 
 	nic->cb_to_use = nic->cb_to_send = nic->cb_to_clean = nic->cbs;