diff --git a/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c b/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
index ecac0e438f49..b8917beeb650 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
@@ -580,14 +580,13 @@ int INFTL_mount(struct INFTLrecord *s)
 	logical_block = block = BLOCK_NIL;
 
 	/* Temporary buffer to store ANAC numbers. */
-	ANACtable = kmalloc(s->nb_blocks * sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ANACtable = kcalloc(s->nb_blocks, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ANACtable) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "INFTL: allocation of ANACtable "
 				"failed (%zd bytes)\n",
 				s->nb_blocks * sizeof(u8));
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(ANACtable, 0, s->nb_blocks);
 
 	/*
 	 * First pass is to explore each physical unit, and construct the