diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index b68536cc9046..e1164e3f9e69 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -26,12 +26,9 @@ static struct kmem_cache *nfs_page_cachep;
 static inline struct nfs_page *
 nfs_page_alloc(void)
 {
-	struct nfs_page	*p;
-	p = kmem_cache_alloc(nfs_page_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (p) {
-		memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
+	struct nfs_page	*p = kmem_cache_zalloc(nfs_page_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (p)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->wb_list);
-	}
 	return p;
 }