diff --git a/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c b/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
index a0b433456107..3166e4bc4eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static bool vga_arbiter_add_pci_device(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Allocate structure */
-	vgadev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct vga_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	vgadev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vga_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (vgadev == NULL) {
 		pr_err("failed to allocate pci device\n");
 		/*
@@ -541,8 +541,6 @@ static bool vga_arbiter_add_pci_device(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	memset(vgadev, 0, sizeof(*vgadev));
-
 	/* Take lock & check for duplicates */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vga_lock, flags);
 	if (vgadev_find(pdev) != NULL) {