diff --git a/net/caif/cfcnfg.c b/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
index 471c62939fad83a05a42ab0229be4bcca1a17783..df43f264d9fbac36633934b0081c239ab7830c3d 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ struct cfcnfg *cfcnfg_create(void)
 	struct cfcnfg *this;
 	struct cfctrl_rsp *resp;
 	/* Initiate this layer */
-	this = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cfcnfg), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	this = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cfcnfg), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!this) {
 		pr_warning("CAIF: %s(): Out of memory\n", __func__);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(this, 0, sizeof(struct cfcnfg));
 	this->mux = cfmuxl_create();
 	if (!this->mux)
 		goto out_of_mem;
diff --git a/net/caif/cfctrl.c b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
index a521d32cfe56beff3975264088d0f6b9d15f7ee5..0ffe1e1ce90164ba9acfa780a3769c4c967f2d48 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfctrl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
@@ -284,12 +284,11 @@ int cfctrl_linkup_request(struct cflayer *layer,
 			   __func__, param->linktype);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req) {
 		pr_warning("CAIF: %s(): Out of memory\n", __func__);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
 	req->client_layer = user_layer;
 	req->cmd = CFCTRL_CMD_LINK_SETUP;
 	req->param = *param;