diff --git a/fs/jffs2/summary.c b/fs/jffs2/summary.c
index e52cef5..c4f7e47 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/summary.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/summary.c
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@
 
 int jffs2_sum_init(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 {
-	c->summary = kmalloc(sizeof(struct jffs2_summary), GFP_KERNEL);
+	c->summary = kzalloc(sizeof(struct jffs2_summary), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!c->summary) {
 		JFFS2_WARNING("Can't allocate memory for summary information!\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memset(c->summary, 0, sizeof(struct jffs2_summary));
-
 	c->summary->sum_buf = vmalloc(c->sector_size);
 
 	if (!c->summary->sum_buf) {