diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index a11b2bd..084358a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -1977,12 +1977,13 @@
 {
 	ReadCapdata_struct *buf;
 	int return_code;
-	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
+
+	buf = kzalloc(sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: out of memory\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct));
+
 	if (withirq)
 		return_code = sendcmd_withirq(CCISS_READ_CAPACITY,
 				ctlr, buf, sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct),
@@ -2003,7 +2004,6 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "      blocks= %llu block_size= %d\n",
 		(unsigned long long)*total_size+1, *block_size);
 	kfree(buf);
-	return;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2011,12 +2011,13 @@
 {
 	ReadCapdata_struct_16 *buf;
 	int return_code;
-	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct_16), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
+
+	buf = kzalloc(sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct_16), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: out of memory\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct_16));
+
 	if (withirq) {
 		return_code = sendcmd_withirq(CCISS_READ_CAPACITY_16,
 			ctlr, buf, sizeof(ReadCapdata_struct_16),
@@ -2038,7 +2039,6 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "      blocks= %llu block_size= %d\n",
 	       (unsigned long long)*total_size+1, *block_size);
 	kfree(buf);
-	return;
 }
 
 static int cciss_revalidate(struct gendisk *disk)