diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 6691b5a45b9d9be2ba99ec4d5ee15edac1148d5d..335417b4756b73d3d2d9f1558b10b2556443bee7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(struct ibmveth_buff_pool *pool)
 	if (!pool->free_map)
 		return -1;
 
-	pool->dma_addr = kmalloc(sizeof(dma_addr_t) * pool->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pool->dma_addr = kcalloc(pool->size, sizeof(dma_addr_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pool->dma_addr) {
 		kfree(pool->free_map);
 		pool->free_map = NULL;
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ static int ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(struct ibmveth_buff_pool *pool)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	memset(pool->dma_addr, 0, sizeof(dma_addr_t) * pool->size);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < pool->size; ++i)
 		pool->free_map[i] = i;