diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 5ef336c..fd999ca 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@
 
 struct vfsmount *alloc_vfsmnt(const char *name)
 {
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = kmem_cache_alloc(mnt_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = kmem_cache_zalloc(mnt_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (mnt) {
-		memset(mnt, 0, sizeof(struct vfsmount));
 		atomic_set(&mnt->mnt_count, 1);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mnt->mnt_hash);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mnt->mnt_child);