diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 34937ee..05dffff 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -356,11 +356,10 @@
 	struct inode *root_inode;
 	int res;
 
-	sbi = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hfs_sb_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hfs_sb_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sbi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
-	memset(sbi, 0, sizeof(struct hfs_sb_info));
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&sbi->rsrc_inodes);
 
 	res = -EINVAL;