diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
index 07a012f8877..f187a719f17 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ static struct hid_report *hid_register_report(struct hid_device *device, unsigne
 	if (report_enum->report_id_hash[id])
 		return report_enum->report_id_hash[id];
 
-	if (!(report = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_report), GFP_KERNEL)))
+	if (!(report = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_report), GFP_KERNEL)))
 		return NULL;
-	memset(report, 0, sizeof(struct hid_report));
 
 	if (id != 0)
 		report_enum->numbered = 1;
@@ -97,12 +96,9 @@ static struct hid_field *hid_register_field(struct hid_report *report, unsigned
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!(field = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_field) + usages * sizeof(struct hid_usage)
+	if (!(field = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_field) + usages * sizeof(struct hid_usage)
 		+ values * sizeof(unsigned), GFP_KERNEL))) return NULL;
 
-	memset(field, 0, sizeof(struct hid_field) + usages * sizeof(struct hid_usage)
-		+ values * sizeof(unsigned));
-
 	field->index = report->maxfield++;
 	report->field[field->index] = field;
 	field->usage = (struct hid_usage *)(field + 1);
@@ -651,17 +647,14 @@ static struct hid_device *hid_parse_report(__u8 *start, unsigned size)
 		hid_parser_reserved
 	};
 
-	if (!(device = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_device), GFP_KERNEL)))
+	if (!(device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_device), GFP_KERNEL)))
 		return NULL;
-	memset(device, 0, sizeof(struct hid_device));
 
-	if (!(device->collection = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_collection) *
+	if (!(device->collection = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_collection) *
 				   HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS, GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		kfree(device);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(device->collection, 0, sizeof(struct hid_collection) *
-		HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS);
 	device->collection_size = HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < HID_REPORT_TYPES; i++)
@@ -675,13 +668,12 @@ static struct hid_device *hid_parse_report(__u8 *start, unsigned size)
 	memcpy(device->rdesc, start, size);
 	device->rsize = size;
 
-	if (!(parser = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_parser), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(parser = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_parser), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		kfree(device->rdesc);
 		kfree(device->collection);
 		kfree(device);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(parser, 0, sizeof(struct hid_parser));
 	parser->device = device;
 
 	end = start + size;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
index f82c9c9e5d5..f07d44357ff 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ int hid_lgff_init(struct hid_device* hid)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	private = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lgff_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lgff_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!private)
 		return -1;
-	memset(private, 0, sizeof(struct lgff_device));
 	hid->ff_private = private;
 
 	/* Input init */
@@ -228,13 +227,12 @@ static struct hid_report* hid_lgff_duplicate_report(struct hid_report* report)
 	}
 	*ret->field[0] = *report->field[0];
 
-	ret->field[0]->value = kmalloc(sizeof(s32[8]), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ret->field[0]->value = kzalloc(sizeof(s32[8]), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ret->field[0]->value) {
 		kfree(ret->field[0]);
 		kfree(ret);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(ret->field[0]->value, 0, sizeof(s32[8]));
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-tmff.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-tmff.c
index 023fd5ac31c..534425c69c0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-tmff.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-tmff.c
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ int hid_tmff_init(struct hid_device *hid)
 	struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(hid->inputs.next, struct hid_input, list);
 	struct input_dev *input_dev = hidinput->input;
 
-	private = kmalloc(sizeof(struct tmff_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tmff_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!private)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(private, 0, sizeof(struct tmff_device));
 	hid->ff_private = private;
 
 	/* Find the report to use */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hiddev.c b/drivers/usb/input/hiddev.c
index 925f5aba06f..6dd66669617 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hiddev.c
@@ -257,9 +257,8 @@ static int hiddev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file) {
 	if (i >= HIDDEV_MINORS || !hiddev_table[i])
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (!(list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev_list), GFP_KERNEL)))
+	if (!(list = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev_list), GFP_KERNEL)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(list, 0, sizeof(struct hiddev_list));
 
 	list->hiddev = hiddev_table[i];
 	list->next = hiddev_table[i]->list;
@@ -754,9 +753,8 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
 	if (i == hid->maxcollection && (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV) == 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (!(hiddev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL)))
+	if (!(hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL)))
 		return -1;
-	memset(hiddev, 0, sizeof(struct hiddev));
 
 	retval = usb_register_dev(hid->intf, &hiddev_class);
 	if (retval) {