diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
index e7f830f7526c..1b699cb3b38d 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void line6_midibuf_reset(struct midi_buffer *this)
 
 int line6_midibuf_init(struct midi_buffer *this, int size, int split)
 {
-	this->buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	this->buf = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (this->buf == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;