diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/idmouse.c b/drivers/usb/misc/idmouse.c
index e9437a176518..6c19e5d2b4d8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/idmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/idmouse.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int idmouse_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	dev->orig_bi_size = usb_endpoint_maxp(endpoint);
 	dev->bulk_in_size = 0x200; /* works _much_ faster */
 	dev->bulk_in_endpointAddr = endpoint->bEndpointAddress;
-	dev->bulk_in_buffer = kmalloc(IMGSIZE + dev->bulk_in_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->bulk_in_buffer = kzalloc(IMGSIZE + dev->bulk_in_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->bulk_in_buffer) {
 		idmouse_delete(dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;