diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index a14e55dd8ddc..028c657f8da3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name, const char *channel_name)
 	if (c == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
-	channel = kmalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
+	channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (channel == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);