diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
index 9b9d894d29bc..39d5a62fdc94 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int hdpvr_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	mutex_init(&dev->io_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->i2c_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->usbc_mutex);
-	dev->usbc_buf = kmalloc(64, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->usbc_buf = kzalloc(64, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->usbc_buf) {
 		v4l2_err(&dev->v4l2_dev, "Out of memory\n");
 		goto error_v4l2_unregister;