diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
index ffe58d44b2cb1a1d624fa27a57a6b171afa13337..6bcbad382580203e0aafbe012c202c3587297a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int dbgp_enable_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep)
 		goto fail_1;
 	}
 
-	req->buf = kmalloc(DBGP_REQ_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	req->buf = kzalloc(DBGP_REQ_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req->buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		stp = 2;