diff --git a/src/drivers/bus/isa.c b/src/drivers/bus/isa.c
index a4105fd0..edcf05bb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/bus/isa.c
+++ b/src/drivers/bus/isa.c
@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@ static int isabus_probe ( struct root_device *rootdev ) {
 		      ioidx <= ISA_IOIDX_MAX ( driver ) ; ioidx++ ) {
 			/* Allocate struct isa_device */
 			if ( ! isa )
-				isa = malloc ( sizeof ( *isa ) );
+				isa = zalloc ( sizeof ( *isa ) );
 			if ( ! isa ) {
 				rc = -ENOMEM;
 				goto err;
 			}
-			memset ( isa, 0, sizeof ( *isa ) );
 			isa->driver = driver;
 			isa->ioaddr = ISA_IOADDR ( driver, ioidx );