diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 6612db8ec21512611fb152e7e3ba52399b874882..f4251d35599d54f288e18abf4e5d1e0cf5b2c61e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -641,14 +641,14 @@ static int xl_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * Now to set up the Rx and Tx buffer structures
 	 */
 	/* These MUST be on 8 byte boundaries */
-	xl_priv->xl_tx_ring = kmalloc((sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) + 7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL) ; 
+	xl_priv->xl_tx_ring = kzalloc((sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) + 7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (xl_priv->xl_tx_ring == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate rx buffers.\n",
 				     dev->name);
 		free_irq(dev->irq,dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	xl_priv->xl_rx_ring = kmalloc((sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) +7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL) ; 
+	xl_priv->xl_rx_ring = kzalloc((sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) +7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (xl_priv->xl_tx_ring == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate rx buffers.\n",
 				     dev->name);
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ static int xl_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		kfree(xl_priv->xl_tx_ring);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(xl_priv->xl_tx_ring,0,sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) ; 
-	memset(xl_priv->xl_rx_ring,0,sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) ; 
 
 	 /* Setup Rx Ring */
 	 for (i=0 ; i < XL_RX_RING_SIZE ; i++) {