diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index 24d7c9f31918..c6d71526f625 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -900,8 +900,9 @@ static int raw_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct seq_file *seq;
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
-	struct raw_iter_state *s = kmalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct raw_iter_state *s;
 
+	s = kzalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!s)
 		goto out;
 	rc = seq_open(file, &raw_seq_ops);
@@ -910,7 +911,6 @@ static int raw_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	seq = file->private_data;
 	seq->private = s;
-	memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
 out:
 	return rc;
 out_kfree: