diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 1ddf77b..752f02e 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -411,11 +411,10 @@
 #endif
 	struct ncp_entry_info finfo;
 
-	server = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ncp_server), GFP_KERNEL);
+	server = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ncp_server), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!server)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	sb->s_fs_info = server;
-	memset(server, 0, sizeof(struct ncp_server));
 
 	error = -EFAULT;
 	if (raw_data == NULL)