diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 273a1db5c5aab..7f5abb8f52bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -5016,13 +5016,12 @@ lpfc_els_rcv_rdp(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	if (RDP_NPORT_ID_SIZE !=
 			be32_to_cpu(rdp_req->nport_id_desc.length))
 		goto rjt_logerr;
-	rdp_context = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_rdp_context), GFP_KERNEL);
+	rdp_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_rdp_context), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rdp_context) {
 		rjt_err = LSRJT_UNABLE_TPC;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	memset(rdp_context, 0, sizeof(struct lpfc_rdp_context));
 	cmd = &cmdiocb->iocb;
 	rdp_context->ndlp = lpfc_nlp_get(ndlp);
 	rdp_context->ox_id = cmd->unsli3.rcvsli3.ox_id;