diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 10a3c0a..f12be2a 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -486,10 +486,9 @@
 {
 	ax25_cb *ax25;
 
-	if ((ax25 = kmalloc(sizeof(*ax25), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
+	if ((ax25 = kzalloc(sizeof(*ax25), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(ax25, 0x00, sizeof(*ax25));
 	atomic_set(&ax25->refcount, 1);
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->write_queue);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c b/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
index 47e6e79..b7876782 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@
 {
 	ax25_dev *ax25_dev;
 
-	if ((ax25_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*ax25_dev), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
+	if ((ax25_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ax25_dev), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "AX.25: ax25_dev_device_up - out of memory\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ax25_unregister_sysctl();
 
-	memset(ax25_dev, 0x00, sizeof(*ax25_dev));
-
 	dev->ax25_ptr     = ax25_dev;
 	ax25_dev->dev     = dev;
 	dev_hold(dev);
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 389a411..ecc7968 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1382,14 +1382,12 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	dev_nr = kmalloc(nr_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev_nr = kzalloc(nr_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev_nr == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to allocate device array\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	memset(dev_nr, 0x00, nr_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device *));
-
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_ndevs; i++) {
 		char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 		struct net_device *dev;
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index d0a67bb..c115295 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1490,14 +1490,13 @@
 
 	rose_callsign = null_ax25_address;
 
-	dev_rose = kmalloc(rose_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev_rose = kzalloc(rose_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev_rose == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ROSE: rose_proto_init - unable to allocate device structure\n");
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_proto_unregister;
 	}
 
-	memset(dev_rose, 0x00, rose_ndevs * sizeof(struct net_device*));
 	for (i = 0; i < rose_ndevs; i++) {
 		struct net_device *dev;
 		char name[IFNAMSIZ];