diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bio-prison.c b/drivers/md/dm-bio-prison.c
index 03af17448..fa2432a89 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bio-prison.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bio-prison.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *_cell_cache;
  */
 struct dm_bio_prison *dm_bio_prison_create(void)
 {
-	struct dm_bio_prison *prison = kmalloc(sizeof(*prison), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct dm_bio_prison *prison = kzalloc(sizeof(*prison), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!prison)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index 1b84d2890..ad9a470e5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct dm_io_client *dm_io_client_create(void)
 	struct dm_io_client *client;
 	unsigned min_ios = dm_get_reserved_bio_based_ios();
 
-	client = kmalloc(sizeof(*client), GFP_KERNEL);
+	client = kzalloc(sizeof(*client), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!client)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 042483948..09df2c688 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ struct dm_kcopyd_client *dm_kcopyd_client_create(struct dm_kcopyd_throttle *thro
 	int r = -ENOMEM;
 	struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc;
 
-	kc = kmalloc(sizeof(*kc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	kc = kzalloc(sizeof(*kc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kc)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c b/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
index 74cb7b991..a93a4e683 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct dm_region_hash *dm_region_hash_create(
 		;
 	nr_buckets >>= 1;
 
-	rh = kmalloc(sizeof(*rh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	rh = kzalloc(sizeof(*rh), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rh) {
 		DMERR("unable to allocate region hash memory");
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 7d811dc79..55e158553 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static int snapshot_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		origin_mode = FMODE_WRITE;
 	}
 
-	s = kmalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
+	s = kzalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!s) {
 		ti->error = "Cannot allocate private snapshot structure";
 		r = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index d52ea584e..4d7eae3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ static struct pool *pool_create(struct mapped_device *pool_md,
 		return (struct pool *)pmd;
 	}
 
-	pool = kmalloc(sizeof(*pool), GFP_KERNEL);
+	pool = kzalloc(sizeof(*pool), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pool) {
 		*error = "Error allocating memory for pool";
 		err_p = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);