diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 2bdbcec781cd..a815f5ab4c49 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state * pfkey_msg2xfrm_state(struct net *net,
 		const struct sadb_x_nat_t_type* n_type;
 		struct xfrm_encap_tmpl *natt;
 
-		x->encap = kmalloc(sizeof(*x->encap), GFP_KERNEL);
+		x->encap = kzalloc(sizeof(*x->encap), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!x->encap) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;