diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index f2372ef80850..32f35f187989 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ static struct inode *hostfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct hostfs_inode_info *hi;
 
-	hi = kzalloc(sizeof(*hi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hi = kmalloc(sizeof(*hi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (hi == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	hi->fd = -1;
+	hi->mode = 0;
 	inode_init_once(&hi->vfs_inode);
 	return &hi->vfs_inode;
 }