diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp2000.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp2000.c
index c3292dc743f1..42016ee6ef13 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp2000.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp2000.c
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ static int ixp2000_i2c_probe(struct device *dev)
 	struct platform_device *plat_dev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct ixp2000_i2c_pins *gpio = plat_dev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct ixp2000_i2c_data *drv_data = 
-		kmalloc(sizeof(struct ixp2000_i2c_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(struct ixp2000_i2c_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!drv_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memzero(drv_data, sizeof(*drv_data));
 	drv_data->gpio_pins = gpio;
 
 	drv_data->algo_data.data = gpio;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp4xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp4xx.c
index 3169280c25a6..69303ab65e04 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ixp4xx.c
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ static int ixp4xx_i2c_probe(struct device *dev)
 	struct platform_device *plat_dev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct ixp4xx_i2c_pins *gpio = plat_dev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct ixp4xx_i2c_data *drv_data = 
-		kmalloc(sizeof(struct ixp4xx_i2c_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(struct ixp4xx_i2c_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if(!drv_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memzero(drv_data, sizeof(struct ixp4xx_i2c_data));
 	drv_data->gpio_pins = gpio;
 
 	/*