diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
index 0df07dfa53b6..df31d71ce596 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
@@ -95,13 +95,11 @@ acpi_ut_create_list(const char *list_name,
 {
 	struct acpi_memory_list *cache;
 
-	cache = acpi_os_allocate(sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list));
+	cache = acpi_os_allocate_zeroed(sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list));
 	if (!cache) {
 		return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
-	memset(cache, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list));
-
 	cache->list_name = list_name;
 	cache->object_size = object_size;