diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 5d63a8857f36..d94628fa3349 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ struct scatterlist *sgl_alloc_order(unsigned long long length,
 		nalloc++;
 	}
 	sgl = kmalloc_array(nalloc, sizeof(struct scatterlist),
-			    (gfp & ~GFP_DMA) | __GFP_ZERO);
+			    gfp & ~GFP_DMA);
 	if (!sgl)
 		return NULL;