diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index 9e3bf53cd3f8..8f03a869ac98 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -1070,15 +1070,14 @@ int bnx2i_alloc_qp_resc(struct bnx2i_hba *hba, struct bnx2i_endpoint *ep)
 
 	/* Allocate memory area for actual SQ element */
 	ep->qp.sq_virt =
-		dma_alloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, ep->qp.sq_mem_size,
-				   &ep->qp.sq_phys, GFP_KERNEL);
+		dma_zalloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, ep->qp.sq_mem_size,
+					&ep->qp.sq_phys, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ep->qp.sq_virt) {
 		printk(KERN_ALERT "bnx2i: unable to alloc SQ BD memory %d\n",
 				  ep->qp.sq_mem_size);
 		goto mem_alloc_err;
 	}
 
-	memset(ep->qp.sq_virt, 0x00, ep->qp.sq_mem_size);
 	ep->qp.sq_first_qe = ep->qp.sq_virt;
 	ep->qp.sq_prod_qe = ep->qp.sq_first_qe;
 	ep->qp.sq_cons_qe = ep->qp.sq_first_qe;
@@ -1107,14 +1106,13 @@ int bnx2i_alloc_qp_resc(struct bnx2i_hba *hba, struct bnx2i_endpoint *ep)
 
 	/* Allocate memory area for actual CQ element */
 	ep->qp.cq_virt =
-		dma_alloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, ep->qp.cq_mem_size,
-				   &ep->qp.cq_phys, GFP_KERNEL);
+		dma_zalloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, ep->qp.cq_mem_size,
+					&ep->qp.cq_phys, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ep->qp.cq_virt) {
 		printk(KERN_ALERT "bnx2i: unable to alloc CQ BD memory %d\n",
 				  ep->qp.cq_mem_size);
 		goto mem_alloc_err;
 	}
-	memset(ep->qp.cq_virt, 0x00, ep->qp.cq_mem_size);
 
 	ep->qp.cq_first_qe = ep->qp.cq_virt;
 	ep->qp.cq_prod_qe = ep->qp.cq_first_qe;