diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
index 8cb662d537a3..5cdcb9db3e71 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
@@ -407,13 +407,12 @@ static int sil_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_regions;
 
-	probe_ent = kmalloc(sizeof(*probe_ent), GFP_KERNEL);
+	probe_ent = kzalloc(sizeof(*probe_ent), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (probe_ent == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_regions;
 	}
 
-	memset(probe_ent, 0, sizeof(*probe_ent));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&probe_ent->node);
 	probe_ent->dev = pci_dev_to_dev(pdev);
 	probe_ent->port_ops = sil_port_info[ent->driver_data].port_ops;