diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
index 431433f..10baa2c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
@@ -334,10 +334,9 @@
 	DEBUG(0, "serial_attach()\n");
 
 	/* Create new serial device */
-	info = kmalloc(sizeof (*info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	info = kzalloc(sizeof (*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(info, 0, sizeof (*info));
 	info->p_dev = link;
 	link->priv = info;