diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
index 78f089baa8c989933c6b2dc290a6f4e5507f1256..020da76c9558a4dd385a00031dfb5086757ab90e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
@@ -356,12 +356,10 @@ static struct request_context *ezusb_alloc_ctx(struct ezusb_priv *upriv,
 {
 	struct request_context *ctx;
 
-	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!ctx)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
-
 	ctx->buf = kmalloc(BULK_BUF_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!ctx->buf) {
 		kfree(ctx);