diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
index f22b44827e92..fe0f18a0fb63 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int vmci_ctx_enqueue_datagram(u32 cid, struct vmci_datagram *dg)
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate guest call entry and add it to the target VM's queue. */
-	dq_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*dq_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dq_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*dq_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dq_entry == NULL) {
 		pr_warn("Failed to allocate memory for datagram\n");
 		vmci_ctx_put(context);