diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 941be84deb6706c9bb39f0f5f6d175333b471eac..7acb3edc47ef88ba62a2de614213a85518b98274 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(struct ibmveth_buff_pool *pool)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	pool->skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(void*) * pool->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pool->skbuff = kcalloc(pool->size, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if(!pool->skbuff) {
 		kfree(pool->dma_addr);
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static int ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(struct ibmveth_buff_pool *pool)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	memset(pool->skbuff, 0, sizeof(void*) * pool->size);
 	memset(pool->dma_addr, 0, sizeof(dma_addr_t) * pool->size);
 
 	for(i = 0; i < pool->size; ++i) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ksz884x.c b/drivers/net/ksz884x.c
index cc0bc8a260859a72b0d87acb78328450f5af7aac..c80ca64277b224934bc57e1b541c7cef7193a9ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ksz884x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ksz884x.c
@@ -7049,10 +7049,9 @@ static int __init pcidev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			mib_port_count = SWITCH_PORT_NUM;
 		}
 		hw->mib_port_cnt = TOTAL_PORT_NUM;
-		hw->ksz_switch = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ksz_switch), GFP_KERNEL);
+		hw->ksz_switch = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ksz_switch), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!hw->ksz_switch)
 			goto pcidev_init_alloc_err;
-		memset(hw->ksz_switch, 0, sizeof(struct ksz_switch));
 
 		sw = hw->ksz_switch;
 	}