diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 01023a595163..628b430e743e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 		goto xdr_error;
 
 	if (argp->opcnt > ARRAY_SIZE(argp->iops)) {
-		argp->ops = kmalloc(argp->opcnt * sizeof(*argp->ops), GFP_KERNEL);
+		argp->ops = kzalloc(argp->opcnt * sizeof(*argp->ops), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!argp->ops) {
 			argp->ops = argp->iops;
 			dprintk("nfsd: couldn't allocate room for COMPOUND\n");