diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
index 757d5c3f620b..f4f9ed4c6470 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int fb_alloc_cmap_gfp(struct fb_cmap *cmap, int len, int transp, gfp_t flags)
 		if (!len)
 			return 0;
 
-		cmap->red = kmalloc(size, flags);
+		cmap->red = kzalloc(size, flags);
 		if (!cmap->red)
 			goto fail;
 		cmap->green = kmalloc(size, flags);