diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
index 8dbf1e69c90a..d75a8b179a8a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_keys_attr_store_helper(struct gpio_keys_drvdata *ddata,
 	ssize_t error;
 	int i;
 
-	bits = bitmap_zalloc(n_events, GFP_KERNEL);
+	bits = bitmap_alloc(n_events, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bits)
 		return -ENOMEM;