diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
index 524be31..10b854a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
 	dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	/* allocate a buffer large enough to send commands */
-	dev->cmd_buf = kmalloc(PCAN_USB_MAX_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->cmd_buf = kzalloc(PCAN_USB_MAX_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->cmd_buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto lbl_free_candev;