diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
index 9753bc6a1f3f..5ae1705eafa6 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ mtrr_file_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size,
 
 	max = num_var_ranges;
 	if (fcount == NULL) {
-		fcount = kmalloc(max * sizeof *fcount, GFP_KERNEL);
+		fcount = kzalloc(max * sizeof *fcount, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!fcount)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		memset(fcount, 0, max * sizeof *fcount);
 		FILE_FCOUNT(file) = fcount;
 	}
 	if (!page) {
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
index aeea23e8a050..16bb7ea87145 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
@@ -596,10 +596,8 @@ static int mtrr_save(struct sys_device * sysdev, pm_message_t state)
 	int i;
 	int size = num_var_ranges * sizeof(struct mtrr_value);
 
-	mtrr_state = kmalloc(size,GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (mtrr_state)
-		memset(mtrr_state,0,size);
-	else
+	mtrr_state = kzalloc(size,GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!mtrr_state)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_var_ranges; i++) {