diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
index 58021e73c00bf..f7f9d0889df34 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ ssize_t hfsplus_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t size)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	strbuf = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN +
+	strbuf = kzalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN +
 			XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!strbuf) {
 		res = -ENOMEM;