diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
index 02b51d1a1b67..d5f71b5fc724 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
@@ -223,13 +223,14 @@ int dibusb_read_eeprom_byte(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 offs, u8 *val)
 	u8 *buf;
 	int rc;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kzalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	buf[0] = offs;
 
 	rc = dibusb_i2c_msg(d, 0x50, &buf[0], 1, &buf[1], 1);
+	printk("rc = %d", rc);
 	*val = buf[1];
 	kfree(buf);