diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index c5a2e529..779c347 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	int lower_flags;
 
 	/* Released in ecryptfs_release or end of function if failure */
-	file_info = kmem_cache_alloc(ecryptfs_file_info_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	file_info = kmem_cache_zalloc(ecryptfs_file_info_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ecryptfs_set_file_private(file, file_info);
 	if (!file_info) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR,
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	memset(file_info, 0, sizeof(*file_info));
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
 	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(