diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
index 01a13de118320..da7bb9187b68a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct list_head *zlib_alloc_workspace(unsigned int level)
 
 	workspacesize = max(zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL),
 			zlib_inflate_workspacesize());
-	workspace->strm.workspace = kvmalloc(workspacesize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	workspace->strm.workspace = kvzalloc(workspacesize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	workspace->level = level;
 	workspace->buf = NULL;
 	/*