diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
index df1aace5df50..9385d0bb276d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct list_head *zlib_alloc_workspace(unsigned int level)
 
 	workspacesize = max(zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL),
 			zlib_inflate_workspacesize());
-	workspace->strm.workspace = kvmalloc(workspacesize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	workspace->strm.workspace = kvzalloc(workspacesize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	workspace->level = level;
 	workspace->buf = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!workspace->strm.workspace || !workspace->buf)