diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/espi.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/espi.c
index 230642571c92..e824acaf188a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/espi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/espi.c
@@ -296,9 +296,7 @@ void t1_espi_destroy(struct peespi *espi)
 
 struct peespi *t1_espi_create(adapter_t *adapter)
 {
-	struct peespi *espi = kmalloc(sizeof(*espi), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	memset(espi, 0, sizeof(*espi));
+	struct peespi *espi = kzalloc(sizeof(*espi), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (espi)
 		espi->adapter = adapter;