diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index d42c07d2a817..727ae15f9c36 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static struct pending_cmd *mgmt_pending_add(struct sock *sk, u16 opcode,
 {
 	struct pending_cmd *cmd;
 
-	cmd = kmalloc(sizeof(*cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cmd = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmd)
 		return NULL;