diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index d9e357b7e17c..f8bda852c6b4 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ static struct xol_area *__create_xol_area(unsigned long vaddr)
 	uprobe_opcode_t insn = UPROBE_SWBP_INSN;
 	struct xol_area *area;
 
-	area = kmalloc(sizeof(*area), GFP_KERNEL);
+	area = kzalloc(sizeof(*area), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!area))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1493,7 +1493,6 @@ static struct xol_area *__create_xol_area(unsigned long vaddr)
 		goto free_area;
 
 	area->xol_mapping.name = "[uprobes]";
-	area->xol_mapping.fault = NULL;
 	area->xol_mapping.pages = area->pages;
 	area->pages[0] = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER);
 	if (!area->pages[0])