diff --git a/fs/hfs/mdb.c b/fs/hfs/mdb.c
index 460281b1299e..8036445672c5 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/mdb.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/mdb.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int hfs_mdb_get(struct super_block *sb)
 		pr_warn("continuing without an alternate MDB\n");
 	}
 
-	HFS_SB(sb)->bitmap = kmalloc(8192, GFP_KERNEL);
+	HFS_SB(sb)->bitmap = kzalloc(8192, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!HFS_SB(sb)->bitmap)
 		goto out;