diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 166846a40078..2c433c95adb5 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ static int fill_thread_core_info(struct elf_thread_core_info *t,
 		    (!regset->active || regset->active(t->task, regset) > 0)) {
 			int ret;
 			size_t size = regset->n * regset->size;
-			void *data = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+			void *data = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (unlikely(!data))
 				return 0;
 			ret = regset->get(t->task, regset,