diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
index 4a20e45de3cab20caced617449070d994fa5272e..a48edd131d7583f47b322c0a772933fe425139ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
@@ -2140,11 +2140,9 @@ prism54_wpa_bss_ie_add(islpci_private *priv, u8 *bssid,
 					 struct islpci_bss_wpa_ie, list);
 			list_del(&bss->list);
 		} else {
-			bss = kmalloc(sizeof (*bss), GFP_ATOMIC);
-			if (bss != NULL) {
+			bss = kzalloc(sizeof (*bss), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (bss != NULL)
 				priv->num_bss_wpa++;
-				memset(bss, 0, sizeof (*bss));
-			}
 		}
 		if (bss != NULL) {
 			memcpy(bss->bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -2684,11 +2682,10 @@ prism2_ioctl_set_generic_element(struct net_device *ndev,
                return -EINVAL;
 
        alen = sizeof(*attach) + len;
-       attach = kmalloc(alen, GFP_KERNEL);
+       attach = kzalloc(alen, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (attach == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memset(attach, 0, alen);
 #define WLAN_FC_TYPE_MGMT 0
 #define WLAN_FC_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ 0
 #define WLAN_FC_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ 2
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
index fbc52b6a30247f100d500daed5add811248de452..e6cf9df2c20655699618bd3f18595a99862772e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
@@ -235,12 +235,10 @@ mgt_init(islpci_private *priv)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	priv->mib = kmalloc(OID_NUM_LAST * sizeof (void *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv->mib = kcalloc(OID_NUM_LAST, sizeof (void *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->mib)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(priv->mib, 0, OID_NUM_LAST * sizeof (void *));
-
 	/* Alloc the cache */
 	for (i = 0; i < OID_NUM_LAST; i++) {
 		if (isl_oid[i].flags & OID_FLAG_CACHED) {