diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index 878086af9445..d93e5fd4c46e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -3025,12 +3025,11 @@ static int ieee80211_wpa_set_encryption(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 
 		ieee80211_crypt_delayed_deinit(ieee, crypt);
 
-		new_crypt = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_crypt), GFP_KERNEL);
+		new_crypt = kzalloc(sizeof(*new_crypt), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (new_crypt == NULL) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto done;
 		}
-		memset(new_crypt, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_crypt_data));
 		new_crypt->ops = ops;
 		if (new_crypt->ops && try_module_get(new_crypt->ops->owner))
 			new_crypt->priv =