diff --git a/drivers/misc/hpilo.c b/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
index c9539c89a925..fea3ae9d8686 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ static int ilo_ccb_setup(struct ilo_hwinfo *hw, struct ccb_data *data, int slot)
 	dma_va = (char *)data->dma_va;
 	dma_pa = data->dma_pa;
 
-	memset(dma_va, 0, data->dma_size);
-
 	dma_va = (char *)roundup((unsigned long)dma_va, ILO_START_ALIGN);
 	dma_pa = roundup(dma_pa, ILO_START_ALIGN);