diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
index 29bd801f5dad..0c648efd9a58 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int udl_fb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 
 		struct fb_deferred_io *fbdefio;
 
-		fbdefio = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fb_deferred_io), GFP_KERNEL);
+		fbdefio = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fb_deferred_io), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (fbdefio) {
 			fbdefio->delay = DL_DEFIO_WRITE_DELAY;