diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
index be5c709..954ec24 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
@@ -375,11 +375,10 @@
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (!(data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lm63_data), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lm63_data), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct lm63_data));
 
 	/* The common I2C client data is placed right before the
 	   LM63-specific data. */