diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index 65b8fa2b0ee4..92afa3bc84f1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -459,10 +459,9 @@ static int __init cpufreq_gx_init(void)
 
 	dprintk("geode suspend modulation available.\n");
 
-	params = kmalloc(sizeof(struct gxfreq_params), GFP_KERNEL);
+	params = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gxfreq_params), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (params == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(params, 0, sizeof(struct gxfreq_params));
 
 	params->cs55x0 = gx_pci;
 	gx_params = params;