diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index 78adc112a..76ff18242 100755
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static struct urb *usbtmc_create_urb(void)
 	if (!urb)
 		return NULL;
 
-	dmabuf = kzalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dmabuf = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dmabuf) {
 		usb_free_urb(urb);
 		return NULL;