diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index c692d01a76ca528c8830b9ba30c392769b76eb0b..b2e144b7f4a0a2dc1ae2c1c5dd71d1b7eead5017 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -11129,14 +11129,13 @@ static int ipw_up(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (cmdlog && !priv->cmdlog) {
-		priv->cmdlog = kmalloc(sizeof(*priv->cmdlog) * cmdlog,
+		priv->cmdlog = kcalloc(cmdlog, sizeof(*priv->cmdlog),
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (priv->cmdlog == NULL) {
 			IPW_ERROR("Error allocating %d command log entries.\n",
 				  cmdlog);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else {
-			memset(priv->cmdlog, 0, sizeof(*priv->cmdlog) * cmdlog);
 			priv->cmdlog_len = cmdlog;
 		}
 	}