diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
index 7263395d78bb..9544279e8bcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int gfar_mdio_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (NULL == dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	new_bus = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mii_bus), GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_bus = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mii_bus), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (NULL == new_bus)
 		return -ENOMEM;