diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index c8f3297..7e0b622 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
 
 static inline handle_t *jbd_alloc_handle(gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	return kmem_cache_alloc(jbd_handle_cache, gfp_flags);
+	return kmem_cache_zalloc(jbd_handle_cache, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 static inline void jbd_free_handle(handle_t *handle)