diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 7986eb3e5027..782e97638ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int logical_ring_alloc_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
 		return 0;
 
-	request = kmalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
+	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (request == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index f52101521653..882821913937 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ intel_ring_alloc_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
 		return 0;
 
-	request = kmalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
+	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (request == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;