diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
index 59ce2dec11e9..9c1ebea68b54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int dibusb_read_eeprom_byte(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 offs, u8 *val)
 	u8 *buf;
 	int rc;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kzalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;