diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 279cef3cd486d50d9b56cdb49e4fda270cb3374c..6e7d88ec0895550d1a12c1e1b888101ee871ef3b 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int sys_uname(struct new_utsname *buf)
    * struct linux kernel uses).
    */
 
-  bzero(buf, sizeof (*buf));
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(*buf));
   COPY_UTSNAME_FIELD(buf->sysname, uts_buf.sysname);
   COPY_UTSNAME_FIELD(buf->nodename, uts_buf.nodename);
   COPY_UTSNAME_FIELD(buf->release, uts_buf.release);