diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index f70475b..6f29092 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -663,11 +663,10 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	addr = kmalloc(sizeof(*addr) + sizeof(short) + 16, GFP_KERNEL);
+	addr = kzalloc(sizeof(*addr) + sizeof(short) + 16, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!addr)
 		goto out;
 
-	memset(addr, 0, sizeof(*addr) + sizeof(short) + 16);
 	addr->name->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 	atomic_set(&addr->refcnt, 1);