diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
index 03529e19698b..d1b39e64d877 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ void nvmet_execute_auth_receive(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	d = kmalloc(al, GFP_KERNEL);
+	d = kzalloc(al, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!d) {
 		status = NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
 		goto done;