diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 8d2ee9322f2e..2e3789fffcab 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static struct ib_pd *mlx4_ib_alloc_pd(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	struct mlx4_ib_pd *pd;
 	int err;
 
-	pd = kmalloc(sizeof *pd, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pd = kzalloc(sizeof(*pd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pd)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -1343,7 +1343,6 @@ static struct ib_pd *mlx4_ib_alloc_pd(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			kfree(pd);
 			return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 		}
-
 	return &pd->ibpd;
 }