diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index ff366c2f58c1..9f2c377c8d18 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ static struct dma_chan *at_dma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 	dma_cap_zero(mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
 
-	atslave = kzalloc(sizeof(*atslave), GFP_KERNEL);
+	atslave = kmalloc(sizeof(*atslave), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!atslave)
 		return NULL;