diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 744a4b1..7ce6dc1 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@
 	len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
 	if (len == 0)
 		return NULL;
-	path = kmalloc(len, gfp_mask);
+	path = kzalloc(len, gfp_mask);
 	if (!path)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(path, 0x00, len);
 	fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
 
 	return path;