diff --git a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
index be0dbfeb541c..47648535afa7 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
@@ -3416,27 +3416,28 @@ init_card(struct atm_dev *dev)
 
 	size = sizeof(struct vc_map *) * card->tct_size;
 	IPRINTK("%s: allocate %d byte for VC map.\n", card->name, size);
-	if (NULL == (card->vcs = vmalloc(size))) {
+	card->vcs = vzalloc(size);
+	if (!card->vcs) {
 		printk("%s: memory allocation failure.\n", card->name);
 		deinit_card(card);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memset(card->vcs, 0, size);
 
 	size = sizeof(struct vc_map *) * card->scd_size;
 	IPRINTK("%s: allocate %d byte for SCD to VC mapping.\n",
 	        card->name, size);
-	if (NULL == (card->scd2vc = vmalloc(size))) {
+	card->scd2vc = vzalloc(size);
+	if (!card->scd2vc) {
 		printk("%s: memory allocation failure.\n", card->name);
 		deinit_card(card);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memset(card->scd2vc, 0, size);
 
 	size = sizeof(struct tst_info) * (card->tst_size - 2);
 	IPRINTK("%s: allocate %d byte for TST to VC mapping.\n",
 		card->name, size);
-	if (NULL == (card->soft_tst = vmalloc(size))) {
+	card->soft_tst = vmalloc(size);
+	if (!card->soft_tst) {
 		printk("%s: memory allocation failure.\n", card->name);
 		deinit_card(card);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/lanai.c b/drivers/atm/lanai.c
index e828c5487493..f5569699f31c 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/lanai.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/lanai.c
@@ -1457,10 +1457,9 @@ static int __devinit vcc_table_allocate(struct lanai_dev *lanai)
 	return (lanai->vccs == NULL) ? -ENOMEM : 0;
 #else
 	int bytes = (lanai->num_vci) * sizeof(struct lanai_vcc *);
-	lanai->vccs = (struct lanai_vcc **) vmalloc(bytes);
+	lanai->vccs = vzalloc(bytes);
 	if (unlikely(lanai->vccs == NULL))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(lanai->vccs, 0, bytes);
 	return 0;
 #endif
 }