diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index be997b559577..74ee2ed2fbbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -2904,14 +2904,11 @@ static int ucc_geth_startup(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 	 * allocated resources can be released when the channel is freed.
 	 */
 	if (!(ugeth->p_init_enet_param_shadow =
-	      kmalloc(sizeof(struct ucc_geth_init_pram), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	      kzalloc(sizeof(struct ucc_geth_init_pram), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		if (netif_msg_ifup(ugeth))
 			pr_err("Can not allocate memory for p_UccInitEnetParamShadows\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	/* Zero out *p_init_enet_param_shadow */
-	memset((char *)ugeth->p_init_enet_param_shadow,
-	       0, sizeof(struct ucc_geth_init_pram));
 
 	/* Fill shadow InitEnet command parameter structure */