diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
index fba235c7d026..bdf448b6556f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ int cpudl_init(struct cpudl *cp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	memset(cp, 0, sizeof(*cp));
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&cp->lock);
 	cp->size = 0;