diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon/fsp.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon/fsp.rs
index 85f9c8c5d60e..d7c213848005 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon/fsp.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon/fsp.rs
@@ -173,9 +173,7 @@ pub(crate) fn recv_msg(&mut self) -> Result<KVec<u8>> {
             return Err(EMSGSIZE);
         }
 
-        let mut buffer = KVec::<u8>::new();
-        buffer.resize(msg_size, 0, GFP_KERNEL)?;
-
+        let mut buffer = KVec::zeroed(msg_size, GFP_KERNEL)?;
         self.read_emem(&mut buffer)?;
 
         // Reset message queue pointers after reading.