diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 16aef7cf23b9..c246ef40c69e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -3421,12 +3421,11 @@ static int rtllib_wpa_set_encryption(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 
 		lib80211_crypt_delayed_deinit(&ieee->crypt_info, 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 lib80211_crypt_data));
 		new_crypt->ops = ops;
 		if (new_crypt->ops)
 			new_crypt->priv =