diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
index 77bf434..29da657 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
@@ -409,10 +409,9 @@
 	sb = tree->inode->i_sb;
 	size = sizeof(struct hfs_bnode) + tree->pages_per_bnode *
 		sizeof(struct page *);
-	node = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	node = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!node)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(node, 0, size);
 	node->tree = tree;
 	node->this = cnid;
 	set_bit(HFS_BNODE_NEW, &node->flags);