diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index ee0274417948..2308ebf99bbd 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ static void *kmalloc_reserve(unsigned int *size, gfp_t flags, int node,
 	void *obj;
 
 	obj_size = SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(*size);
+	flags |= __GFP_ZERO;
 	if (obj_size <= SKB_SMALL_HEAD_CACHE_SIZE &&
 	    !(flags & KMALLOC_NOT_NORMAL_BITS)) {
 		obj = kmem_cache_alloc_node(net_hotdata.skb_small_head_cache,