diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index aac85c30c2cf..a8828ed639b3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -462,13 +462,12 @@ static struct fsl_desc_sw *fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	struct fsl_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) {
 		chan_dbg(chan, "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->common);
 	desc->async_tx.tx_submit = fsl_dma_tx_submit;