diff --git a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
index e39457f13d4d..56f1fd68b620 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
@@ -364,13 +364,12 @@ mmp_pdma_alloc_descriptor(struct mmp_pdma_chan *chan)
 	struct mmp_pdma_desc_sw *desc;
 	dma_addr_t pdesc;
 
-	desc = dma_pool_alloc(chan->desc_pool, GFP_ATOMIC, &pdesc);
+	desc = dma_pool_zalloc(chan->desc_pool, GFP_ATOMIC, &pdesc);
 	if (!desc) {
 		dev_err(chan->dev, "out of memory for link descriptor\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	memset(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&desc->tx_list);
 	dma_async_tx_descriptor_init(&desc->async_tx, &chan->chan);
 	/* each desc has submit */