diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
index ba1890d5632ce1607d5ce8371c3ff962f8b8cc41..ff1e0565b0204864f2f5487be0001696e2b2fca1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
@@ -127,13 +127,12 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	unsigned char *pp1, *pp2, *pp3, *pp4;
 
 	pr_info("crosstest\n");
-	pp1 = kmalloc(pgsize * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pp1 = kzalloc(pgsize * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pp1)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	pp2 = pp1 + pgsize;
 	pp3 = pp2 + pgsize;
 	pp4 = pp3 + pgsize;
-	memset(pp1, 0, pgsize * 4);
 
 	addr0 = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < ebcnt && bbt[i]; ++i)