diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
index 42780320cd5cbef6ab1a2b9b13f91877b996c719..57a4ac34bed6cd2eefcb9034ae5a85ec75bfc642 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
@@ -244,13 +244,11 @@ mgt_init(islpci_private *priv)
 	/* Alloc the cache */
 	for (i = 0; i < OID_NUM_LAST; i++) {
 		if (isl_oid[i].flags & OID_FLAG_CACHED) {
-			priv->mib[i] = kmalloc(isl_oid[i].size *
+			priv->mib[i] = kzalloc(isl_oid[i].size *
 					       (isl_oid[i].range + 1),
 					       GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!priv->mib[i])
 				return -ENOMEM;
-			memset(priv->mib[i], 0,
-			       isl_oid[i].size * (isl_oid[i].range + 1));
 		} else
 			priv->mib[i] = NULL;
 	}