diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
index 98718f604eb6..5c86786bbfd2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
@@ -159,10 +159,9 @@ static __init int uv_rtc_allocate_timers(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
-	blade_info = kmalloc(uv_possible_blades * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	blade_info = kzalloc(uv_possible_blades * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!blade_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(blade_info, 0, uv_possible_blades * sizeof(void *));
 
 	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
 		int nid = cpu_to_node(cpu);