diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 7d80040a37b6..f00383a37622 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int tls_do_encryption(struct tls_context *tls_ctx,
 	struct aead_request *aead_req;
 	int rc;
 
-	aead_req = kmalloc(req_size, flags);
+	aead_req = kzalloc(req_size, flags);
 	if (!aead_req)
 		return -ENOMEM;