diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 91fed70..68a809f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -262,11 +262,10 @@
 	if (!data)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
-	element = kmalloc(sizeof(union acpi_object), irqs_disabled() ? GFP_ATOMIC: GFP_KERNEL);
+	element = kzalloc(sizeof(union acpi_object), irqs_disabled() ? GFP_ATOMIC: GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!element)
 		return AE_NO_MEMORY;
 
-	memset(element, 0, sizeof(union acpi_object));
 	buffer.length = sizeof(union acpi_object);
 	buffer.pointer = element;
 	status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, pathname, arguments, &buffer);
@@ -321,12 +320,11 @@
 		return AE_BAD_DATA;
 	}
 
-	*data = kmalloc(element->string.length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	*data = kzalloc(element->string.length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Memory allocation\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(*data, 0, element->string.length + 1);
 
 	memcpy(*data, element->string.pointer, element->string.length);