diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 44b9e5be6687..f1b7a0f2beed 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,6 @@ static ssize_t srp_create_target(struct class_device *class_dev,
 	target_host->max_lun = SRP_MAX_LUN;
 
 	target = host_to_target(target_host);
-	memset(target, 0, sizeof *target);
 
 	target->io_class   = SRP_REV16A_IB_IO_CLASS;
 	target->scsi_host  = target_host;