diff --git a/sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c b/sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c
index cb9aa4c4edd0..4be562b2cf21 100644
--- a/sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c
+++ b/sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int snd_msndmidi_new(struct snd_card *card, int device)
 	err = snd_rawmidi_new(card, "MSND-MIDI", device, 1, 1, &rmidi);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	mpu = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*mpu), GFP_KERNEL);
+	mpu = kzalloc(sizeof(*mpu), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (mpu == NULL) {
 		snd_device_free(card, rmidi);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index aeed4cc5aa79..20c1828e4bac 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -12857,7 +12857,7 @@ static int patch_alc268(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	int board_config;
 	int i, has_beep, err;
 
-	spec = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*spec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	spec = kzalloc(sizeof(*spec), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (spec == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;