diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.c
index db5034282782..bf7d8538885d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.c
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ static struct cphy *mv88x201x_phy_create(adapter_t *adapter, int phy_addr,
 					 struct mdio_ops *mdio_ops)
 {
 	u32 val;
-	struct cphy *cphy = kmalloc(sizeof(*cphy), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct cphy *cphy = kzalloc(sizeof(*cphy), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!cphy)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(cphy, 0, sizeof(*cphy));
+
 	cphy_init(cphy, adapter, phy_addr, &mv88x201x_ops, mdio_ops);
 
 	/* Commands the PHY to enable XFP's clock. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
index b442b585b4b1..50983f9ce4bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/pm3393.c
@@ -631,10 +631,9 @@ static struct cmac *pm3393_mac_create(adapter_t *adapter, int index)
 {
 	struct cmac *cmac;
 
-	cmac = kmalloc(sizeof(*cmac) + sizeof(cmac_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cmac = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmac) + sizeof(cmac_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmac)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(cmac, 0, sizeof(*cmac));
 
 	cmac->ops = &pm3393_ops;
 	cmac->instance = (cmac_instance *) (cmac + 1);