diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index e594b97f6b3b..de17959481a4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ u8 *hid_alloc_report_buf(struct hid_report *report, gfp_t flags)
 
 	u32 len = hid_report_len(report) + 7;
 
-	return kmalloc(len, flags);
+	return kzalloc(len, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_alloc_report_buf);