diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
index 16695366ec92..26ff49fdf0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static int vmci_ctx_get_chkpt_doorbells(struct vmci_ctx *context,
 			return VMCI_ERROR_MORE_DATA;
 		}
 
-		dbells = kmalloc(data_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		dbells = kzalloc(data_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!dbells)
 			return VMCI_ERROR_NO_MEM;