diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c b/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
index 901e83d65d20..26ebac4c6042 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int hfs_find_init(struct hfs_btree *tree, struct hfs_find_data *fd)
 
 	fd->tree = tree;
 	fd->bnode = NULL;
-	ptr = kmalloc(tree->max_key_len * 2 + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	ptr = kzalloc(tree->max_key_len * 2 + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ptr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	fd->search_key = ptr;
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ int hfs_brec_find(struct hfs_find_data *fd, search_strategy_t do_key_compare)
 	__be32 data;
 	int height, res;
 
+	fd->record = -1;
+	fd->keyoffset = -1;
+	fd->keylength = -1;
+	fd->entryoffset = -1;
+	fd->entrylength = -1;
+
 	tree = fd->tree;
 	if (fd->bnode)
 		hfs_bnode_put(fd->bnode);