diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
index 8271785bdb93..bf0fd2aeb92e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
@@ -468,14 +468,13 @@ int fnic_trace_buf_init(void)
 	fnic_max_trace_entries = (trace_max_pages * PAGE_SIZE)/
 					  FNIC_ENTRY_SIZE_BYTES;
 
-	fnic_trace_buf_p = (unsigned long)vmalloc((trace_max_pages * PAGE_SIZE));
+	fnic_trace_buf_p = (unsigned long)vzalloc(trace_max_pages * PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (!fnic_trace_buf_p) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Failed to allocate memory "
 				  "for fnic_trace_buf_p\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_fnic_trace_buf_init;
 	}
-	memset((void *)fnic_trace_buf_p, 0, (trace_max_pages * PAGE_SIZE));
 
 	fnic_trace_entries.page_offset =
 		vmalloc(array_size(fnic_max_trace_entries,