diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpupri.c b/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
index 981fcd7dc394..2511aba36b89 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ int cpupri_init(struct cpupri *cp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	memset(cp, 0, sizeof(*cp));
-
 	for (i = 0; i < CPUPRI_NR_PRIORITIES; i++) {
 		struct cpupri_vec *vec = &cp->pri_to_cpu[i];