diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 0cc7d60525acf0983320c80a82b8af8135a20a57..9c36ace92a39c4c0d501fb4692c91a19af132727 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -709,10 +709,9 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 
 	pr_info("Intel P-state driver initializing.\n");
 
-	all_cpu_data = vmalloc(sizeof(void *) * num_possible_cpus());
+	all_cpu_data = vzalloc(sizeof(void *) * num_possible_cpus());
 	if (!all_cpu_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(all_cpu_data, 0, sizeof(void *) * num_possible_cpus());
 
 	rc = cpufreq_register_driver(&intel_pstate_driver);
 	if (rc)